XM Satellite Radio Cuts
XM Satellite Radio Cuts Subscriber Estimates As Losses Widen (TechWeb via Yahoo! News)
XM Satellite Radio slashed its subscriber growth estimates for a second time this year, and reported a wider loss for the second quarter.
Boeing Completes Wideband Gapfiller Satellite Ground Compatibility Tests (Space War)
by Staff Writers St. Louis MO (SPX) Jul 28, 2006 Boeing announced Thursday its Wideband Gapfiller Satellite program has successfully completed two more key space-to-ground compatibility tests with partners Universal Space Network and ITT Industries.
Russian Rocket Carries South Korean Satellite Into Orbit (TechNewsWorld.com)
A Russian rocket carried a South Korean Earth-probing satellite into orbit on Friday, according to a spokesperson for the Russian space organization Space Troops. Carrying the Arirang-2 satellite, a 29-meter-long Russian rocket, Rockot, was launched from the Plesetsk Cosmodrome in northern Russia at 11:05 a.m. local time.
Crash Of Russian Rocket Destroys Montana's First Satellite (Science Daily)
Built by science and engineering students at Montana State University, the state's first satellite was lost when the Russian rocket it was riding on crashed in Kazakhstan on Wednesday, July 26.
China mulls earthquake monitoring satellite (India Daily)
China, a victim of frequent and disastrous earthquakes, plans to launch a special satellite during the next five year plan period (2011-15) to predict tremors and save lives.
South Korea launches satellite that can spy on North (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
South Korea sent a satellite into space on Friday primarily for geographical surveys but also for possibly spying on North Korea, which raised regional security concerns by launching missiles earlier this month.
XM Satellite Radio reports wider 2Q loss (AP via Yahoo! News)
XM Satellite Radio Holdings Inc. posted a wider second-quarter loss Thursday and again cut its full-year subscriber forecasts, but its stock rose after the loss came in below what Wall Street had been expecting.
XM Satellite Radio reports wider loss (AP via Yahoo! News)
XM Satellite Radio Holdings Inc. on Thursday reported a wider loss for its second quarter and again lowered its estimates for full-year subscriber counts. The company's shares tumbled to a three-year low in early trading but quickly recovered.
Rockot Booster Returns to Flight in Satellite Launch (SPACE.com)
A modified Russian military missile now sold commercially for space launches successfully completed the orbital delivery of a South Korean observation satellite today. The rocket was bouncing back from a bitter failure last year that left the booster grounded for almost 10 months.