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US, China arm for space warfare: hunter satellites and orbital weapons
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Monday, February 27th, 2017

GITA Welcomes New Board Members

St. Paul, Minnesota, February, 2017 - The Geospatial Information and Technology Association (GITA) is excited to welcome five new members to its Board of Directors.  All five will serve as “at-large” members filling recent vacancies by Talbot...

Monday, February 27th, 2017

Geospatial Information and Technology Association (GITA ) 2017 Scholarship Opportunities

St. Paul, Minnesota, February, 2017 - Each year GITA’s professional educational activities generate funds which are used to award scholarships to deserving students.  Scholarships are available from both GITA North America and its local chapters (A separate...

Monday, February 27th, 2017

Aerojet Rocketdyne Coleman Aerospace Opens New Facility on Cape Canaveral

SACRAMENTO, Calif., - Aerojet Rocketdyne, Inc., a subsidiary of Aerojet Rocketdyne Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:AJRD), announced that Coleman Aerospace today unveiled its new Space Coast Integration & Test Facility at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station. Aerojet Rocketdyne Coleman...

Monday, February 27th, 2017

Iridium Announces Fourth-Quarter and Full-Year 2016 Results; Company Issues 2017 Outlook

MCLEAN, Va.- Iridium Communications Inc. (Nasdaq:IRDM) (“Iridium”) today reported financial results for the fourth quarter of 2016 and issued its full-year 2017 and long-range outlook.  Net income was $24.1 million, or $0.19 per diluted share, for the...

Friday, February 24th, 2017

MDA to Acquire DigitalGlobe, Creating Industry Leader in End-to-End Space Systems, Earth Imagery and Geospatial Solutions

SAN FRANCISCO and WESTMINSTER, COLO ., Feb. 24, 2017  - MacDonald , Dettwiler and Associates Ltd. ("MDA") (TSX: MDA), a global communications and information company providing technology solutions to commercial and government organizations worldwide, and DigitalGlobe, Inc. ("DigitalGlobe")...

Thursday, February 23rd, 2017

Topcon Leaders Featured as Speakers for CONEXPO 2017 Presentations

LIVERMORE, Calif., USA/ CAPELLE A/D IJSSEL, The Netherlands – Topcon Positioning Group announces two of its leaders have been selected for speaking engagements at CONEXPO 2017. The sessions will include discussions with John Dice, director of Professional...

Wednesday, February 22nd, 2017

Aerojet Rocketdyne’s AR1 Engine Sets U.S. Record

STENNIS SPACE CENTER, Miss.- Aerojet Rocketdyne, a subsidiary of Aerojet Rocketdyne Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:AJRD), recently demonstrated the highest chamber pressure of any United States produced liquid oxygen and kerosene main combustion system. This milestone occurred during a...

Wednesday, February 22nd, 2017

Gilat Announces Availability of Ultra-Compact, High Throughput SATCOM Terminal for Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS)

PETAH TIKVA, Israel - Gilat Satellite Networks Ltd. (NASDAQ:GILT) (TASE:GILT), a worldwide leader in satellite networking technology, solutions and services, announced today the commercial availability of an ultra-compact airborne SATCOM terminal for unmanned aircraft systems delivering exceptional...

Wednesday, February 22nd, 2017

Updates for Autodesk Revit Live [formerly Autodesk LIVE] Announced Today

Autodesk brought “on demand” interactivity to the architecture, engineering and construction (AEC) with the  introduction of Autodesk Revit Live (formerly Autodesk LIVE) in July 2016.  Autodesk Revit Live is the game-changing, cloud-based service that transforms a Revit...

Wednesday, February 22nd, 2017

Rare Bird’s Eye View of RS-25 Engine Test

STENNIS SPACE CENTER, Miss.- NASA drone technology captured never-before-seen imagery of the RS-25 engine built by Aerojet Rocketdyne, a subsidiary of Aerojet Rocketdyne Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:AJRD), while it underwent testing at NASA’s Stennis Space Center in Mississippi....