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  2005 Press Releases

11-3-05 - Boeing Wins $10 Million Major Weather Satellite Study Contract

10-10-05 - Boeing Delivers Next-Generation Commercial Satellite to DIRECTV, Inc.

7-7-05 - TSAT SS Completes Major Design Review

4-20-05 - XM Radio Receives On-Orbit Delivery of Third Boeing-Built Satellite

4-7-05 - Boeing Team Competing for GOES-R Satellite System

3-16-05 - Boeing and DIRECTV Announce Shipment of Spaceway Satellite to Sea Launch

3-9-05 - Boeing Prepares to Ship Next Generation Weather Satellite -- GOES-N

3-3-05 - Spectrolab Receives Top Quality Certifications

  2004 Press Releases

12-14-04 - Boeing Satellite Unit Receives Top Quality Rating from Software Engineering Institute

11-22-04 - Boeing Announces Sale of Electron Dynamic Devices, Inc.

11-18-04 - Boeing Teams with Alcatel to Deploy Innovative Satellite Communication Subsystems

10-7-04 - Boeing Delivers World's Largest Communications Satellite

9-9-04 - The Boeing Company Announces Major Commercial Satellite Contract

7-8-04 - Boeing-Built Anik F2 Satellite Ready for Launch

4-16-04 - Boeing-Built Communications Satellite Launched from Florida

4-12-04 - Boeing-Built Communications Satellite Ready for Liftoff

4-1-04 - Boeing Spectrolab Solar Cells Inducted into the Space Technology Hall Of Fame

2-17-04 - Boeing to Provide Communications Services to Aid Iraq Reconstruction Effort

2-3-04 - Navy Takes Delivery of Boeing-Built UHF Follow-On Communications Satellite

1-23-04 - Boeing Awarded $472 Million for Next-Generation Military Satellite System

1-14-04 - Spectrolab Solar Cells Power Latest Mars Exporation Vehicles

  2003 Press Releases

12-18-03 - Boeing Satellite Unit Attains World's Top Systems Engineering Rating

12-17-03 - Successful Launch Orbits the 11th Boeing-Built UHF Follow-On Naval Satellite

12-1-03 - Launch Date Set for 11th Boeing-Built UHF Follow-On Naval Satellite

11-18-03 - 11th Boeing-Built UHF Naval Satellite Arrives in Florida for December Launch

10-1-03 - Successful Launch for Boeing-Built Galaxy XIII/Horizons-1 Satellite

9-30-03 - Sea Launch Deploys Galaxy XIII/Horizons-1 Satellite into Orbit

9-29-03 - Countdown Underway for Galaxy XIII/Horizons-1 Launch

9-27-03 - Successful Launch for Boeing-Built e-BIRD Communications Satellite

9-24-03 - Launch Date Set for Boeing-Built e-BIRD Communications Satellite

9-18-03 - Spectrolab Solar Cells Help Set Record for Fastest Ever U.S. Solar Car Race

8-8-03 - Boeing EDD Awarded Amplifier Contract For JCSAT-9

8-7-03 - Boeing to Build Fourth High-Power Spacecraft for XM Satellite Radio

8-5-03 - Boeing Ships Eutelsat's e-Bird Satellite To French Guiana For Late August Launch

7-25-03 - Spectrolab Terrestrial Concentrator Solar Cell Achieves Unparalelled Solar Energy Conversion

7-16-03 - Boeing, Hughes Adjust Purchase Price in 2000 Sale of Satellite Manufacturing Operations

6-25-03 - Boeing Dedicates GPS IIF Facility in El Segundo

6-10-03 - Successful Launch for Boeing-Built Thuraya-2 Mobile Communications Satellite

6-6-03 - Launch Set for Boeing-Built Thuraya-2 Mobile Communications Satellite

5-20-03 - Boeing EDD Completes Delivery of Linearized C-Band Amplifiers to Orbital

5-19-03 - Boeing Ships Thuraya-2 Satellite to Sea Launch Home Port

5-19-03 - Boeing EDD Wins Contract For Linearized C-Band Amplifiers From Orbital

5-1-03 - Boeing Satellite Pioneer Harold Rosen Inducted to National Inventors Hall of Fame

4-14-03 - Boeing EDD Wins NASA Contracts for Advanced Electric Propulsion Technology

4-11-03 - Boeing-Built AsiaSat 4 Communication Satellite Successfully Launched

4-8-03 - Boeing-built 601 High Powered Satellite Set to Launch for Asia Satellite

3-21-03 - Binariang And Boeing To Provide Next-generation Satellite For Malaysia

3-5-03 - Statement Regarding Boeing and Hughes Electronics Consent Agreement with State Department on Export Compliance

2-27-03 - Boeing Names Dave Ryan to Head its Satellite Manufacturing Business

2-25-03 - Boeing Introduces Lightweight, High Efficiency C-Band Amplifier

2-10-03 - Boeing Electron Dynamic Devices, Inc. Expands Product Offerings to its Government & Commercial Markets

1-2-03 - Statement from Randy Brinkley, President of Boeing Satellite Systems, Regarding Department of State Allegations

  2002 Press Releases

12-20-02 - Boeing Awarded Contract to Build Third Wideband Gapfiller Satellite

12-04-02 - Boeing-Built NASA Tracking and Data Relay Satellite Successfully Launched

11-26-02 - Launch Date Set for Boeing-Built NASA Tracking and Data Relay Satellite

10-21-02 - First Boeing 702 Satellite With New Solar Array Design Begins Operation

10-17-02 - Third Boeing-Built TDRS Spacecraft Headed to Florida for November Launch

10-02-02 - Boeing-Built NASA Satellite Successfully Reaches Geosynchronous Orbit

9-17-02 - Boeing Names Charles Toups, Chris Stephens to Key Satellite Systems Positions

8-14-02 - Boeing Celebrates 10th Anniversary of the World's Best-Selling Satellite Model

8-1-01 - Spectrolab Grows its Solar Panel Production Facility by 50 Percent

7-30-02 - Boeing Shows Customer Service with Conference, Website

7-30-02 - Spectrolab Celebrates Production of One Millionth Multi-Junction Solar Cell

7-29-02 - Boeing-Built Satellite Successfully Completes Unique Test

7-9-02 - Boeing-Built Satellite Beefs Up U.S. Forces' Communications in Afghanistan

6-18-02 - Thuraya Plans Launch of Second Satellite in January 2003 and Contracts Boeing to Build Third Satellite

6-18-02 - Boeing Executive Speaks to Satellite Broadcast Professionals

6-15-02 -Successful Launch of Galaxy IIIC Satellite Marks Return to Flight of Boeing 702

6-13-02 - Spectrolab Announces 10-Gb/s InGaAs PIN Photodetector For Fiber-Optic Communication Applications

6-4-02 - Boeing 702 Satellite Set to Launch with New Solar Array Design

5-21-02 - Spectrolab and NREL Honored for High-Efficiency Terrestrial Solar Cell Technology

5-20-02 - Double Success as Two Boeing-Built Satellites Enter Service

5-13-02 - Boeing Satellite Systems Recognized for Supporting Employees' Ridesharing

5-13-02 - Boeing-Built Communications Satellite Goes the Distance and Then Some

4-18-02 - Boeing Satellite Unit Continues Streamlining

4-9-02 - Boeing to Ship Powerful PanAmSat Communications Satellite to Sea Launch Next Week

3-28-02 - Successful Launch for 2 Boeing-Built Satellites

3-27-02 - Boeing Team to Pursue Multibillion-Dollar U.S. Navy Satellite Contract

3-25-02 - Boeing Awarded Follow-On Contract from Orbital

3-22-02 - Boeing Statement on Status of TDRS-I Satellite

3-20-02 - Dual Launch to Orbit Pair of Boeing-Built Satellites

3-19-02 - Spectrolab Announces State-of-the-Art Facility For Optoelectronic Products, Assembly and Packaging

3-8-02 - Boeing Satellite for NASA Successfully Launched

3-6-02 - U.S. Air Force Awards $336M Contract to Boeing to Begin Satellite Production

3-6-02 - Boeing-Built JCSAT-8 and ASTRA 3A Satellites Reflect Worldwide Effort

3-4-02 - Boeing Satellite for NASA Scheduled to Launch

2-21-02 - Boeing Restructures Satellite Operations

2-4-02 - Customer Acceptance Granted for Boeing-Built Thuraya Satellite Mobile Communications System

1-30-02 - Boeing to Ship NASA's Tracking and Data Relay Satellite to Florida for March Launch

1-14-02 - Spectrolab Announces Low-Cost Monitor Photodetector for Fiber-Optic Communication Applications

1-7-02 - Spectrolab Receives ISO 9000 Quality Certification

1-2-02 - Boeing Satellite Systems Authorized to Procure Launch Services for U.S. Navy's UFO F-11 Satellite

  2001 Press Releases

12-6-01 - Boeing, Compaq to Donate 29 Computers to the Elizabeth Learning Center

11-27-01 - Boeing Satellite Systems Celebrates the Launch of Its 200th Commercial Communications Satellite

11-26-01 - Successful Launch Sends Boeing-Built DIRECTV-4S Satellite to Orbit

11-19-01 - Boeing-Built DIRECTV-4S Satellite Ready for Launch

11-7-01 - First DIRECTV Spot Beam Satellite Shipped for Late November Launch

10-3-01 - Boeing to Build Third Superbird Satellite for Japan

9-18-01 - Boeing Delivers Final Designs of Powerful Next-Generation Integrated Circuits for Spaceway Satellite Payloads

9-3-01 - Boeing Wins First Contract for Linearized Satellite Amplifiers Valued at Up to $16 Million

9-3-01 - Boeing to Build New Satellite for Panamsat, JSAT Joint Venture

8-27-01 - Spectrolab Powers Winning Solar Car

8-20-01 - Boeing Plans 30-Percent Expansion to World's Largest Satellite Factory

8-20-01 - Boeing-Built Wideband Gapfiller Military Satellite Communications Program Passes Major Design Milestone

8-15-01 - High-Efficiency Spectrolab Solar Cell is Named Among the Year's Top 100 Technologies by R&D Magazine

8-10-01 - NASA to Take Control of TDRS-H Satellite

8-6-01 - Boeing Satellite Systems Names Two Key Vice President Appointments

7-31-01 - Boeing to Build Next-Generation Weather Instrument Under Potential $300 Million Contract

7-30-01 - Scientists' Innovation Leads To U.S. Patent Award and a Competitive Boost for Boeing Satellite Systems

7-23-01 - Boeing Satellite Systems Team Members and Their Customers Working Side-By-Side in New Company Facility

7-11-01 - Boeing and IBM Set New Record with World's Most Powerful Satellite Digital Communications Processor

6-19-01 - Boeing-Built ICO Satellite Successfully Launched

6-18-01 - Thuraya Satellite Begins Commercial Mobile Phone Service

6-16-01 - Successful Launch for Boeing-Built ASTRA 2C

6-12-01 - Boeing-Built ICO Satellite Scheduled to Launch

6-11-01 - Boeing-Built Astra 2C Satellite to Launch

6-4-01 - Boeing Satellite Systems Promotes Alexis Livanos to Executive Vice President Post

5-29-01 - Boeing Satellite Systems Names Two to Key Senior Vice President Posts

5-15-01 - Successful Launch For Boeing-Built PAS-10

5-9-01 - Boeing-Built PAS-10 Satellite Ready for Launch

5-8-01 - Second Boeing-Built XM Satellite Rolls Into Orbit

5-1-01 - Second Boeing-Built XM Satellite at Sea, Ready for Launch

4-27-01 - Boeing to Deliver "Jekyll & Hyde" by Satellite for Broadway Television Network

4-25-01 - Boeing Satellite Systems Bids on Major Weather Instrument Contract

4-9-01 - "XM Rock" Satellite Hits Critical In-Orbit Milestones; "XM Roll" Launch Slated for May 7

3-28-01 - New Skies Selects High-Capacity Boeing 702 Satellite to Expand Its Fleet

3-28-01 - Boeing-Built Hughes Spaceway Satellites to Fly on Sea Launch Boosters

3-19-01 - Boeing Names Randy Brinkley President, Boeing Satellite Systems

3-18-01 - XM-2 Satellite Successfully Launched from Sea Launch Platform at Equator

2-28-01 - EUTELSAT Looks Across the Atlantic to Award Spacecraft Contract to BSS

2-22-01 - EDD Wins Major Contracts; Sales Increase by 30 Percent

2-19-01 - Boeing MDR Payload Adds New Capabilities to U.S. Air Force Milstar II Satellite

2-12-01 - Spectrolab Announces Latest Searchlight Technology

1-18-01 - Martin Luther King, III Delivers Speech on Diversity to Boeing Employees

1-9-01 - XM Satellite Launch Rescheduled for February 28

1-8-01 - Sea Launch Delays Launch of XM-1 Satellite Radio Spacecraft

1-8-01 - Boeing Gets O.K. to Build 11th UHF Follow-On Satellite

1-4-01 - Boeing-Built XM-1 Satellite Ready For Launch

1-3-01 - Boeing-Led Team Awarded $160 Million U.S. Military Communications Satellite Contract

  2000 Press Releases

12-19-00 - Successful Launch of ASTRA 2D

12-13-00 - Boeing-Built ASTRA 2D Satellite Ready for Launch

12-4-00 - Boeing to Build 10th Satellite for Europe's Leading Satellite Services Provider

12-4-00 - Boeing-Built Thuraya Satellite Completes Initial Operational Test Phase

12-4-00 - Newly Formed Boeing Satellite Systems Ends Record-Breaking Year

11-21-00 - Successful Launch for Boeing-Built Anik F1

11-15-00 - Boeing Appoints 2 to Senior Positions

11-15-00 - Successful Launch of PAS-1R

Nov. 14, 2000 - Miramax, Boeing, AMC Theatres, and a Multi-Industry Team Join Forces to Revolutionize Film Distribution

Nov. 14, 2000 - Boeing Unveils New Satellite-to-Theater System

11-13-00 - Boeing-Built Anik F1 Satellite Ready for Launch

11-6-00 - Boeing-Built PAS-1R Satellite Ready for Launch

10-21-00 - Successful Launch of Thuraya-1 Satellite First Boeing GEO-Mobile Spacecraft

10-11-00 - David Lillington Named President of Spectrolab, Inc.

10-10-00 - Boeing Set to Launch First in GEO-Mobile Satellite Series

10-5-00 - Hughes Names 3 to Leadership Team

9-13-00 - Hughes to Build 3 Additional New ICO Satellites

9-12-00 - Hughes Chosen to Build Asiasat 4  --

9-12-00 - Hughes Leverages Major Commercial Investment Into Bid For DoD's Wideband Gapfiller System

8-17-00 - Brasilsat B4 Successfully Launched

8-14-00 - Hughes-Built Brasilsat B4 Awaits Launch

7-28-00 - Hughes-Built PAS-9 Satellite Successfully Launched

7-26-00 - Hughes Delivers Final Milstar Satellite Payloads To Lockheed Martin

7-24-00 - Hughes-Built PAS-9 Ready For Sea Launch

7-12-00 - Spectrolab Sets New World Record With Space Solar Cell Efficiency of 29%

6-30-00 - Successful Launch of Hughes-Built TDRS-H

6-19-00 - Hughes-Built Satellite to Upgrade NASA Fleet

6-13-00 - New On-Board Engine Lifts Hughes-Built Satellites to Final Orbit

5-30-00 - Lockheed Martin, Hughes and TRW Combine Strengths to Form Advanced EHF National Team for U.S. Air Force

5-2-00 - Spectrolab to Supply Solar Cells to German Satellite Builder Dornier

4-24-00 - JSAT Orders 7th Satellite From Hughes

4-18-00 - Successful Launch of Hughes-Built Galaxy IVR

4-17-00 - Hughes Sells Second 702 Satellite to Telesat Canada

4-12-00 - Hughes Global Services to Provide Direct Access to Intelsat Services

4-10-00 - Hughes Ready to Launch Galaxy IVR - Fourth Launch of the Year

4-4-00 - California Designates Hughes as Satellite Equipment Provider

4-3-00 - Spectrolab Multi-Junction Solar Cells Power Image Spacecraft

3-27-00 - Hughes Helps Westchester High School "Comets" Soar Onto the Internet

3-20-00 - Spectrolab Sets Sights on European Markets with Improved Spacecraft Solar Cell Designs

3-12-00 - ICO F-1 Launch Fails as Rocket is Lost

3-10-00 - Active Antennas, Digital Processor Are Breakthroughs On Hughes-Built ICO Satellite

2-21-00 - Giant Hughes Satellite Wing Deployments Captured On Camera

2-17-00 - SUPERBIRD-4 Successfully Launched

2-9-00 - Hughes SUPERBIRD-4 Satellite to Meet Growing Satcom Demand in Asia-Pacific

2-2-00 - GSA-FTS Expands Hughes Global Services Contract to Meet Federal Satcom Needs

1-24-00 - Galaxy XR Successfully Launched

1-20-00 - Hughes Starts New Century with Launch of Galaxy XR

1-13-00 - Satellite Systems Operations Will Be Sold to Boeing

1-10-00 - Hughes Appoints New Vice President for European Office

  1999 Press Releases

12-21-99 - Successful Launch For Galaxy XI

12-20-99 - Hughes And NASA's JPL Agree to Expand Partnership to Develop Space Technology

12-14-99 - Hughes Launch Will Take Satellite Technology to New Era

12-8-99 - DIRECTV Orders High-Power Spot Beam Satellite from Hughes Space & Communications

11-23-99 - Hughes' 10th Navy UFO Satellite Successfully Launched

11-17-99 - Hughes Ready to Launch 10th U.S. Navy Satellite

11-17-99 - Hughes Wins Contract for Advanced DoD Satellite Work

11-15-99 - Hughes, Navy Sign Contract For 11th UHF Follow-On Satellite

10-22-99 - Spectrolab and NREL Achieve World Record Solar Cell Conversion Efficiency Exceeding 32%

10-4-99 - Spectrolab Marks Production Milestones for 2 High-Efficiency Solar Cell Models

9-24-99 - Hughes Awarded Contract for NRO Program

9-23-99 - Sea Launch First Commercial Mission Scheduled For Oct. 10

8-25-99 - Hughes-Led Team Chosen for Next Phase of Advanced EHF Satellite Work

8-19-99 - Hughes to Build 2 More Astra 2 Satellites

8-13-99 - Hughes Licenses High-Performance Gyroscope-On-A-Chip From JPL

6-18-99 - Successful Launch for Astra 1H

6-14-99 - Hughes Global Services To Host Satellite Services Expo

6-11-99 - Hughes Satellite First with SES KA-Band Service

6-7-99 - Sea Launch Set to Lift DIRECTV Payload Into Orbit

5-4-99 - Orion 3 Launch Unsuccessful

5-3-99 - Head of NASA Space Station Moving to Head Hughes Satellite Programs

4-15-99 - Orion 3 Launch Rescheduled for April 21

4-1-99 - Hughes on Track to Deliver Payloads for Milstar F-5 Satellite

4-1-99 - Hughes-Built Orion 3 Satellite First to Serve Asia-Pacific

3-22-99 - Hughes' Asiasat 3S Successfully Launched

3-19-99 - Satellite for Space Station Link Reaches Testing Milestone

3-15-99 - Hughes to Launch Most Powerful AsiaSat Satellite

3-11-99 - Hughes, DIRECTV Complete Deal for Powerful New Satellite

2-16-99 - JCSAT-6 Launches Busy Year for Hughes

2-8-99 - Hughes Joins Childcare Consortium

2-5-99 - GSA Taps Hughes Global Services to Meet Federal Satcom Needs

2-2-99 - SATMEX 5 Completes All In-Orbit Test; Hughes Transfers Satellite To Owner

1-26-99 - JCSAT-6 Kicks Off Busy Year for Hughes

1-14-99 - Hughes Receives Second Award for Meteorological Instruments

1-11-99 - Spectrolab First to Offer Triple Junction Spacecraft Solar Cells

1-7-99 - Tig Krekel Named President, CEO of Hughes Space and Communications Company

  1998 Press Releases

12-23-98 - Hughes' Ion Engine Ready to Perform in Deep Space

12-22-98 - Navy-to-Hughes Video Link Demonstrates Operational Ka-Band System

12-22-98 - PAS-6B Successfully Launched

12-18-98 - Hughes Wraps Up Year with PAS-6B Launch for PanAmSat

12-6-98 - Hughes' SATMEX 5 Successfully Launched from French Guiana

11-25-98 - Hughes to Provide Backup Satellite to AsiaSat 3S

11-24-98 - NASA Honors Hughes Team

11-23-98 - Hughes to Launch 3rd Generation Satellite for Mexico

11-22-98 - BONUM-1 Successfully Launched

11-19-98 - Hughes' Marc Johansen Receives Award from American Astronautical Society

11-13-98 - Hughes' Satellite Rescue Wins Award from Popular Science

11-12-98 - Hughes to Launch First U.S.- Built Satellite for Russia

10-20-98 - Navy's UHF F9 Successfully Launched

10-19-98 - Hughes' Ion Propulsion System to Drive Nasa's Deep Space 1

10-13-98 - Hughes-Built UHF F9 Satellite Awaiting Launch

10-12-98 - Hughes to Build 3 New Satellites for PanAmSat

10-06-98 - Hughes' Sirius 3 Successfully Launched from French Guiana

9-29-98 - Hughes' Sirius 3 Satellite Ready for Launch

9-15-98 - Hughes Joins Lockheed Martin Team in SBIRS Low Contest

8-30-98 - Astra 2A Successfully Launched

8-24-98 - Hughes-Built Astra 2A Ready for Proton Launch

8-17-98 - Hughes to Launch Panamsat'S Galaxy X

8-12-98 - Hughes Postpones JCSAT-6 Launch

8-11-98 - Launches of Hughes HS 601 Satellites Ready to Resume

8-4-98 - UHF F9 Launch Delayed

7-20-98 - Hughes Celebrates 35 Years in the Satellite Business

7-1-98 - Hughes Space and Communications Promotes Shahriary to Executive VP

6-18-98 - Hughes to Build 4th Brasilsat Satellite

6-17-98 - HGS-1 Arrives in Earth Orbit, Ready for Customers

6-10-98 - Thor III Successfully Launched

6-5-98 - Hughes-built TV Satellite to be Launched for Telenor

6-5-98 - HGS-1 En Route to 2nd Lunar Encounter

5-28-98 - Hughes Weather Instrument Praised by NASA

5-20-98 - Hughes Statement on Galaxy IV Anomaly

5-18-98 - Hughes to Send HGS-1 Satellite On 2nd Lunar Flyby

5-13-98 - Hughes Satellite Orbits Moon, Heads Back to Earth

5-11-98 - Hughes to Lease Defense Satellite Transponders to Australian Defence Force

5-8-98 - Hughes Satellite on its Way to Moon

5-8-98 - Hughes Under Contract for Asian Mobile Satellite System

4-29-98 - Hughes Goes to Moon to Salvage Satellite

4-29-98 - Hughes' 50th HS 376, BSAT-1b Successfully Launched

4-22-98 - Hughes to Launch 50th HS 376 for Japan's B-SAT

4-9-98 - Hughes Global Services Rolls Out Skymedia^TM

4-7-98 - Hughes Receives Order for New Superbird Satellite

3-27-98 - Hughes Sells HS 702 to Telesat Canada

3-23-98 - Hughes To Build 2 Satellites For American Mobile Radio

3-19-98 - Hughes To Build PAS-6B Satellite for PanAmSat

3-18-98 - Hughes Opens World's Largest Satellite Factory

3-16-98 - Navy's UHF F8 Successfully Launched

3-10-98 - Hughes' Newest UHF Satellite To Launch GBS Capability

3-9-98 - Hughes To Build Asiasat 3 Replacement

2-10-98 - Hughes Satellite Retired After Achieving 180 Percent Design Life

2-4-98 - Brasilsat B-3 Successfully Launched

1-28-98 - Hughes Wins `GOES' Weather Satellite Contract

1-26-98 - Hughes' First Satellite Launch of Year to be for Brazil

1-14-98 - Hughes Installs New Thermal Vacuum Chamber for XIPS Testing

  1997 Press Releases

12-15-97 - Hughes Ends Year With Asiasat 3 Launch

12-8-97 - Galaxy VIII-i Successfully Launched

12-3-97 - Powerful Hughes Satellite to Provide DIRECTV® to Latin America

12-3-97 - Astra 1G Successfully Launched

12-3-97 - JCSAT-5 Successfully Launched

11-25-97 - Hughes Selected to Develop Global Broadcast Service System for U.S. Military Forces

11-25-97 - Hughes to Launch 5th Astra Satellite

11-25-97 - 5th Hughes-Built Satellite for JSAT to be Launched

11-24-97 - Hughes Hitchhikes on Shuttle to Test Satellite Thermal System

11-21-97 - Hughes Global Services to Support Army Telemedicine

11-6-97 - Hughes Weather Instrument to Launch on NASA Spacecraft

11-2-97 - Photos of Chinese President Jiang Zemin at Hughes

10-23-97 - Hughes Under Contract for Russian TV Satellite  --

10-13-97 - 2 Hughes VPs Honored for Developing HS 601 Satellite

10-6-97 - Hughes Operates First Commercial Xenon Ion Propulsion System

9-23-97 - New Hughes Subsidiary Supports Government Telecommunications Needs

9-16-97 - Solar Cell Efficiency Nearly Doubled by Hughes' Spectrolab

9-11-97 - Hughes to Build Thuraya Satellite Phone System for Mideast

8-28-97 - PAS 5 Successfully Launched

8-25-97 - Hughes to Launch State-of-the-Art Satellite for PanAmSat

8-6-97 - Hughes to Develop Instrument for New Weather Spacecraft

8-4-97 - McFarland to Lead Hughes' Southeast Asia Telecom Business

7-28-97 - Superbird-C Successfully Launched

7-18-97 - Hughes to Launch Japan's Superbird-C

6-21-97 - Hughes Signs Contract for Long March Launches

6-12-97 - Hughes to Build New Satellite for Sweden

6-9-97 - Air Force Awards Hughes $65 Million for Processor Work

5-20-97 - Thor II Successfully Launched

5-19-97 - Telenor Orders Another TV Satellite from Hughes

5-14-97 - Hughes to Offer Governmental Agencies 'One-Stop' Telecommunications Shopping

5-13-97 - Hughes to Launch TV Satellite for Norway

4-18-97 - Hughes Commercial Satellites Exceed 850 Years of Service

4-16-97 - BSAT-1a Successfully Launched

4-10-97 - Hughes Satellite to Provide Direct Broadcast Services to Japan

4-4-97 - Hughes Weather Sensor to be Launched on Military Satellite

3-27-97 - Mike Houterman New President of Hughes Space and Communications International

2-25-97 - Hughes Space and Communications Promotes 5 to Vice President

2-17-97 - JCSAT-4 Successfully Launched

2-14-97 - Hughes-Built JCSAT-4 to Boost Services in Pacific RIM

1-31-97 - Aaron Copeland Named 'Most Promising' Black Engineer

1-30-97 - Hughes Receives DARPA Award to Research Industrial Diamonds

1-21-97 - JSAT Fleet Grows to 6 with New Hughes Satellite

1-17-97 - Hughes to Build Satellite for Orion Network Systems