Satellite and cable companies
Satellite and cable companies to see improved Q3 results (San Jose Mercury News)
NEW YORK (Dow Jones/AP) — U.S. cable and satellite providers are expected to report stronger subscriber figures for the third quarter, bouncing back from the seasonally weak summer.
First Internet-built Student Satellite Successfully Launched (Science Daily)
SSETI Express, a low Earth orbit spacecraft designed and built by European university students under the supervision of ESA's Education Department, was successfully launched this morning at 08:52 CEST from the Plesetsk Cosmodrome on a Russian Kosmos 3M launcher. At 10:29 CEST this morning, the ground control centre at the University in Aalborg (DK) received the first signals from the satellite.
Reports: Satellite Failed to Reach Orbit (ABC News)
Reports Say Russia Satellite Failed to Reach Its Designated Orbit
Satellite radio for the rest of the world, if they'll listen (USA Today)
WorldSpace Inc., a Washington, D.C.-based outfit is trying to make satellite radio, already a success in the United States, a global phenomenon by combining 1930s-style marketing and space-age technology. Their goal is proving to be quite a challenge.
Europe's student-built satellite rockets into space (USA Today)
A student-built spacecraft rocketed into space alongside several other microsatellites early Thursday, riding a Russian booster skyward into space. The boxy SSETI Express satellite was built by more than 400 university students for the European Space Agency.
Reports: Russian satellite fails to enter orbit (CNN.com)
MOSCOW, Russia (AP) — A Russian satellite has failed to reach its designated orbit, news reports said Friday in the latest is a series of mishaps that have dented the prestige of the country's space program.
Respond Consortium Making Maps Out Of Satellite Images To Support Pakistan Disaster Relief (Science Daily)
European and international aid agencies responding to the South Asia Earthquake have been supported by rapidly-produced crisis and damage maps based on satellite images.
Iran's first satellite equipped to spy on Mideast, Israel (World Tribune)
MOSCOW — Iran has sent its first satellite into space in a move expected to provide the Islamic republic with reconnaissance capabilities over Israel and the rest of the Middle East.
Russian satellite reportedly fails to reach orbit (MSNBC)
A Russian satellite has failed to reach its designated orbit, Russian news reports said Friday, marking the latest is a series of mishaps that have dented the prestige of the country's space program.