DigitalGlobe and GeoEye announced that the boards of directors of both companies unanimously approved a definitive merger agreement under which the companies will combine in a stock and cash transaction valued at approximately $900 million.
SPOT 6 Ready for Launch
SPOT 6, the new Earth observation satellite built by Astrium, is ready for launch.
United States to Provide Kenya with Drones to Fight Militants
The United States plans to provide small drones to Kenya, part of a new package of military assistance for key African partners to combat al Qaeda and al Shabaab militants in Somalia.
Gravity Satellite to Benefit Future Missions
The European Space Agency's GOCE satellite is mapping Earth's gravity with unrivaled precision and revealing new insight into air density and wind in space.
Aquarius Takes a Measure of Salt
Salinity—the amount of dissolved salt in the water—is critical to many aspects of the ocean, from circulation to climate to the global water cycle. For much of the past year, NASA and Argentina’s Comisión Nacional de Actividades Espaciales have been making...
Report: Defunct Envisat Exacerbates Orbital Debris Problem
A new report by specialty insurer Allianz Global Corporate & Specialty says the recently decommissioned Envisat satellite now represents a major orbital debris threat.
Breathing New Life into an Old Earth Observation Satellite
An Earth observation satellite conceived by Al Gore, but banished to a warehouse by foes of climate change after Gore lost his 2000 presidential bid, now could be launched as early as 2014.
Branson Wants to Launch Earth Observation Satellites
Sir Richard Branson confirmed his interest in adapting the technology his company is developing to take people into space for the purpose of sending aloft smaller Earth observation spacecraft.
Space and Spy Satellite Innovator Dies at 65
Pedro “Pete” Rustan, former senior U.S. National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) manager and a fixture in space technology circles, lost a two-and-a-half-year battle with cancer on June 28, 2012.
Vessel Observation Satellite Set to Launch
U.K.-based Surrey Satellite Technology Ltd. plans to launch exactView-1, the highest detection performance Automatic Identification System satellite ever built, on July 22, 2012.
