Saddam Hussein hanged: Iraqi
Saddam Hussein hanged: Iraqi official (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
Saddam Hussein was executed by hanging shortly before 6 a.m. (10:00 p.m. EST) on Saturday, U.S.-backed Iraqi television station Al Hurra and Arabic satellite channel Arabiya said.
IIT plan to set up satellite campus in Guj hits snag (The Times of India)
IIT-Mumbai's plan to start a satellite campus in Gujarat, may not take place early. Because the state didn't take Centre's approval.
The first German SAR-Lupe reconnaissance satellite is equipped with Alcatel Alenia Space's SAR sensor electronics units (SpaceRef)
Paris, December 19, 2006 - The first SAR-Lupe satellite, the German reconnaissance satellite-based system was successfully boosted into orbit today from the Plesezsk space center.
Eutelsat Selects Alcatel Alenia Space for W7 Satellite to Boost 36 Degrees East Neighbourhood (SpaceRef)
Eutelsat Communications (Euronext Paris: ETL) and Alcatel Alenia Space announced that the two companies have signed a contract under which Alcatel Alenia Space will manufacture and deliver Eutelsat's W7 communications satellite.
NASA Satellite Zooms In on the Sun (Addict 3D)
During the week of Dec. 18, NASA's Hinode, a satellite that uses three instruments to record images, data and other information pertaining to the sun, returned new images.
Eminem to Host New Year's Eve Countdown on His Shade 45 Channel Exclusively on SIRIUS Satellite Radio (SYS-CON Media)
Eminem will share and count down 25 of his favorite hip-hop tracks on SIRIUS Satellite Radio channel Shade 45 on New Year's Eve.
NASA Satellite Zooms In on the Sun (eWeek)
NASA's Hinode satellite offers images of the sun's magnetic field to help scientists understand how solar activity interferes with satellite communications.
Satellite hasn't killed the radio star (Canada.com)
EDMONTON - When satellite radio beamed into Canada a year ago, bullish industry analysts predicted conventional radio would soon be consigned to dusty museum shelves beside hand-cranked Victrolas and eight-track car stereos.
Channel Partners Place $1.77 Million in Satellite Systems Orders on Norsat (SYS-CON Media)
Norsat International Inc.(TSX: NII) (OTCBB: NSATF), a leading provider of intelligent satellitesolutions, estimates that its channel program has generated $1.77 millionin new orders for its satellite systems in the fourth quarter of 2006.While approximately 44% of these orders are expected to be shipped in thefourth quarter, the balance of $1 million will contribute to the company'sestimated …
Lockheed Martin-Built GPS Satellite Declared Operational for Users Worldwide (SpaceRef)
The newest modernized Global Positioning System Block IIR (GPS IIR-M) satellite, designed and built by Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT), has been declared fully operational by the U.S. Air Force following successful on-orbit deployment and checkout of all spacecraft systems.