Major Weather Satellite Acquisition

Major Weather Satellite Acquisition to be Examined by House Science Committee (SpaceRef)
Tomorrow, the Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and an official from the Government Accountability Office (GAO) will testify before the House Science Committee on NOAA's acquisition of a major, multi-billion dollar weather satellite system and a new GAO report on the acquisition program that will be released at the hearing.

Prepared Testimony of Rep. Vernon Ehlers - House Science Committee GAO Report on NOAA's Weather Satellite Program (SpaceRef)
Thank you Chairman Boehlert. I am pleased the Committee is holding this hearing today on another of this nation’s critical weather satellite programs: the next generation of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite, known as GOES-R.

Hearing Charter - House Science Committee on GAO Report on NOAA's Weather Satellite Program (SpaceRef)
September 29, 2006 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. 2318 Rayburn House Office Building On September 29, 2006 at 10:00 a.m., the House Science Committee will hold a hearing about the status of a critical weather satellite program, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's (NOAA) Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite (GOES) system.

York Capital Converts Its Gilat Satellite Bonds to Shares (SeekingAlpha via Yahoo! Finance)
Shlomo Greenberg submits: Gilat Satellite Networks Ltd. has surprised many people. I wrote about it about a month ago, and it seems that what I said has come to pass. A lot of effort has been invested in the company since its crisis of January 2003, a management crisis that was exacerbated [… ]

UK to get satellite radio by 2010 (BBC News)
Radio listeners in the UK are to be offered tailor-made satellite radio services by 2010.

Satellite Radio Coming To Europe By 2010 (FMQB)
WorldSpace and Ondas Media planning satellite radio launch overseas.

HEB Enhances Network Management Services; Adds Satellite Connectivity (Progressive Grocer)
SEPTEMBER 29, 2006 — SAN ANTONIO, Texas — Regional chain H. E. Butt Grocery Co. plans to enhance its enterprise network services, including the deployment of satellite connectivity to all of its Texas-based stores.

Satellite radio tuning in to Britain (T3)
Kiss crumbly DAB reception goodbye – Satellite radio’s heading to the UK, with more channels than you can shake an aerial at.

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