Iran says it will launch another communications satellite without outside help in 2 years
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Sirius XM Radio Chairman Gary Parsons resigns Iran turns to Italy to launch satellite instead of Russia
Iran turns to Italy to launch satellite TEHRAN, Iran — Iran announced Tuesday it will use Italy to launch a communications satellite after waiting years for Russia to do the job, the semiofficial Mehr news agency reported. AT&T to sell satellite smart phone from TerreStar for space-based roamingNEW YORK — AT&T Inc. plans to sell a satellite phone from TerreStar Corp. that can place calls even in the deep wilderness or at sea, the carrier said Wednesday. China starts work on Hainan launch center highlighting satellite, space exploration ambitionsBEIJING — China broke ground on its fourth space center Monday, highlighting the country’s soaring space ambitions six years after it sent its first man into orbit. PerkinElmer receives contract valued at $15 million-plus for work on GPS satellite programSALEM, Mass. — Industrial sciences company PerkinElmer Inc. said Thursday it received a contract valued at more than $15 million from ITT Corp.’s space systems division to support a next-generation satellite program. Space agency loses communication with India’s sole lunar satelliteNEW DELHI — India’s national space agency said communications with the country’s only satellite orbiting the moon snapped Saturday and that its scientists were no longer controlling the spacecraft. Giant satellite for US cell phone service launched into orbit by French rocketThe world’s largest commercial satellite was launched into space Wednesday, with a mission to provide phone service to cellular “dead zones” in North America. |