May 2017

MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates Ltd. reported financial results for the first quarter ending 31 March 2017. http://www.sat-nd.com/archive/?id=2017050302

http://www.satellitetoday.com/government/2017/05/03/executive-order-reinstate-national-space-council-imminent/

http://www.satellitetoday.com/technology/2017/05/03/digitalglobe-reports-revenue-spike-first-quarter-2017/

http://www.satellitetoday.com/technology/2017/05/03/nanoracks-external-iss-platform-starts-second-mission/

http://www.satellitetoday.com/technology/2017/05/03/thales-alenia-space-provide-transponder-team-indus-moon-mission/

http://www.satellitetoday.com/telecom/2017/05/03/vislink-launches-satware-remote-reporting-computing-platform/

The French defence procurement agency (Direction Générale de l’Armement) has awarded Airbus Defence and Space a contract to carry out preparatory studies and definition work for the future ground segment of the Syracuse IV satellite-based military telecommunications system. http://www.sat-nd.com/archive/?id=2017050200

Thales Alenia Space announced that it will build a new facility in Hasselt, Belgium, dedicated to the automated manufacturing of photovoltaic assemblies (PVA), the electricity generating cells on satellite solar panels. http://www.sat-nd.com/archive/?id=2017050201

Inmarsat announced the commercial service introduction of GX Aviation with Lufthansa Group, the launch customer of its next-generation inflight broadband solution. http://www.sat-nd.com/archive/?id=2017050202

http://www.satellitetoday.com/telecom/2017/05/02/tara-bamburg-southwest-airlines-approach-ifc/