http://www.viasatellite.com Satellite Today en-us 2008 Sat, 6 Sep 2008 12:13:06 EDT [Satellite News – 4-29-08] The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) is making all archived Landsat imagery available on the Internet for free, the agency announced April 28.     By February, users will be able to access any Landsat scene held in the USGS-managed national archive of global... http://www.viasatellite.com/commercial/applications/11/22841.html Tue, 29 Apr 2008 0:00:00 EDT [Satellite News – 4-15-08] In the month since the World Teleport Association (WTA) named Globecomm Systems President Kenneth Miller Teleport Executive of the Year, the company has been awarded more than $16 million in contracts by the U.S. government.     Over the past year, Globecomm... http://www.viasatellite.com/commercial/applications/11/22718.html Tue, 15 Apr 2008 0:00:00 EDT Assertions made last week by the director of the U.S. National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA) that some censorship of satellite imagery might be necessary for national or military defense stirred questions among experts of whether such restrictions would be either feasible or prudent. "If there... http://www.viasatellite.com/commercial/applications/11/17974.html Mon, 14 May 2007 0:00:00 EDT The U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) Oct. 3 granted anti-trust clearance to the United Launch Alliance (ULA), a joint venture that will combine the government launch operations of Boeing Co. and Lockheed Martin Corp. The clearance remains subject to compliance with a consent order that both parties have... http://www.viasatellite.com/commercial/applications/11/14082.html Mon, 9 Oct 2006 0:00:00 EDT With the consolidation of the major players in the Fixed Satellite Services industry now completed, public and private investors are now turning their attention to other aspects of the satellite market to see if there is another return on investment. Peter Nesgos, a partner at Milbank, Tweed, Hadley &... http://www.viasatellite.com/commercial/applications/11/13414.html Mon, 24 Jul 2006 0:00:00 EDT From June through November, residents along the Southeast and Gulf Coast regions of the United States brace for nature's furry. Government officials already predict that the 2006 hurricane season is on track to be as active as last year's, creating fear and uncertainty among many that would not want a... http://www.viasatellite.com/commercial/applications/11/12920.html Mon, 29 May 2006 0:00:00 EDT Thales'plan to acquire Alcatel's 67 percent stake in satellite manufacturer Alcatel Alenia Space undoubtedly is one of the most significant deals of the year in the European satellite arena. One analyst however believes that Alcatel, which will receive more than $2.1 billion in cash and Thales stock, is the... http://www.viasatellite.com/commercial/applications/11/12525.html Mon, 17 Apr 2006 0:00:00 EDT Satellite imagery, long the domain of governments and militaries around the globe, is finding its way into the commercial marketplace. Commercial satellite operators had hoped that the launch of several spacecraft in the late 1990s and the early part of this decade would jump-start the spread of imagery as... http://www.viasatellite.com/commercial/applications/11/14633.html Wed, 1 Feb 2006 0:00:00 EST