Hughes logo adopted after his death

Hughes developed the AIM-120 AMRAAM, one of the world's most advanced air-to-air missiles

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Hughes Aircraft was acquired by General Motors in 1985. GM sold off divisions of the company one by one during the 1980s and '90s, and today only Hughes Network Systems still operates under the Hughes name. In 1997 the defense business of Hughes Electronics merged with Raytheon and the former Hughes Research Laboratories became jointly owned by GM and Raytheon. Hughes Space and Communications was purchased by Boeing in 2000. DirecTV was ultimately purchased by News Corporation. SkyTerra Communications, Inc. completed its purchase of 100% controlling interest in Hughes Network Systems in January 2006. General Motors Corporation NYSE: GM, also known as GM, is a United States-based automobile maker with worldwide operations and brands including Buick, Cadillac, Chevrolet, GMC, Holden, Hummer, Opel, Pontiac, Saturn, Saab and Vauxhall. ... Hughes Network Systems, LLC (HNS), is a provider of broadband satellite network solutions for businesses and consumers. ... Raytheon Company NYSE: RTN is a major United States military contractor based in Waltham, Massachusetts. ... The Boeing Company (NYSE: BA)(TYO: 7661 ) is the leading American aircraft and aerospace manufacturer, headquartered in Chicago, Illinois, with its largest production facilities in Everett, Washington, about 30 miles north of Seattle, Washington. ... DirecTV is a direct broadcast satellite (DBS) service that transmits digital satellite television and audio to households in the United States and the rest of the Americas. ... News Corporation (abbreviated to News Corp) NYSE: NWS is one of the worlds largest media conglomerates. ... Hughes Network Systems, LLC (HNS), is a provider of broadband satellite network solutions for businesses and consumers. ... 2006 (MMVI) is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

The grounds of the old Hughes companies are currently occupied by Dreamworks SKG, a film studio. The DreamWorks Boy on the Moon Logo DreamWorks SKG (Spielberg, Katzenberg, Geffen) is a Big Ten studio in the United States of America which develops, produces, and distributes films, music, and television programming. ...

History

Hughes H-4 Hercules "Spruce Goose"

Hughes' Galileo probe being deployed

Hughes built NASA Surveyor lunar lander

Perhaps Hughes' most successful helicopter designs, the Apache AH-64. The helicopter began as Hughes Model 77 for the US Army's advanced attack helicopter (AAH) competition

In 1932, Howard Hughes Jr. formed Hughes Aircraft Company as a division of the Hughes Tool Company, then known as Toolco. In 1935 Hughes built the H-1 Racer, which included every streamlining concept then known, including retractable landing gear, a fully enclosed cockpit, and the first use of recessed rivets. The H-1 captured a number of speed records during the next few years, and made Hughes a household name. Image File history File links H-4 Hercules, The Spruce Goose source: [1] [2] File links The following pages link to this file: Howard Hughes Spruce Goose Seaplane Hughes Aircraft Category:Seaplanes and flying boats Categories: United States government images ... Image File history File links H-4 Hercules, The Spruce Goose source: [1] [2] File links The following pages link to this file: Howard Hughes Spruce Goose Seaplane Hughes Aircraft Category:Seaplanes and flying boats Categories: United States government images ... Galileo probe deplyed (large). ... Galileo probe deplyed (large). ... Surveyor - NASA Lunar soft lander (NASA) File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Surveyor - NASA Lunar soft lander (NASA) File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Boeing AH-64 Apache at Mildenhall (England) in May 2001. ... Boeing AH-64 Apache at Mildenhall (England) in May 2001. ... For other people named Howard Hughes, see Howard Hughes (disambiguation). ... Hughes Tool Company was established in 1909 as Sharp-Hughes Tool Company when Howard R. Hughes, Sr. ... 1935 (MCMXXXV) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ... The H-1 was a racing aircraft built by Howard Hughes company in 1935. ... In fluid dynamics, a streamline is the path that an imaginary massless particle would make if it followed the flow of a fluid in which it was embedded. ... Main and nosewheel undercarriage of a Qatar Airways Airbus A330 The undercarriage or landing gear is equipment which supports an aircraft when it is not flying. ...

In 1936 Hughes Aircraft was formed as a separate company. During World War II the company designed and built several prototype aircraft including the famous Hughes H-4 Hercules, better known to the world as the Spruce Goose. However the plant was used primarily as a branch plant for the construction of other company's designs. At the start of the war Hughes Aircraft had only four full-time employees — by the end the number was 80,000. Hughes H-4 Hercules The Spruce Goose is a nickname commonly given to the Hughes H-4 Hercules, an aircraft designed and built by the Hughes Aircraft company, Howard Hughes plane company. ... The branch plant economy is a term used to describe the phenomonon of U.S. companies building factories (branch plants) in Canada, primarily to sell products in the Canadian market. ...

Post World War II

Hughes Aircraft, Douglas Aircraft, North American Aviation, Northrop, Lockheed Aircraft were among the complex of companies in the aerospace industry which flourished in Southern California during and after World War II. At one time, Hughes was the largest employer in Southern California. A DC-10, a McDonnell Douglas airplane design McDonnell Douglas was a major American aerospace manufacturer, producing a number of famous commercial and military aircraft. ... North American Aviation, Inc. ... The Northrop Corporation was a leading aircraft manufacturer of the United States. ... Lockheed/BAE/Northrop F-35 Lockheed Trident missile C-130 Hercules; in production since the 1950s, now as the C-130J Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) is an aerospace manufacturer formed in 1995 by the merger of Lockheed Corporation with Martin Marietta. ... Look up aerospace in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... Southern California Downtown Los Angeles Skyline Southern California, sometimes abbreviated SoCal, is an informal name for the megalopolis that is the southern one-third of the state of California. ... Combatants Allied Powers Axis Powers Commanders {{{commander1}}} {{{commander2}}} Strength {{{strength1}}} {{{strength2}}} Casualties 17 million military deaths 7 million military deaths World War II, also known as the Second World War, was a mid-20th century conflict that engulfed much of the globe and is accepted as the largest and deadliest...

After the war, Hughes ran afoul of the US Senate. By the summer of 1947, certain politicians had become concerned about Hughes' mismanagement of the Spruce Goose and the XF-11 photoreconnaissance plane project. They formed a special committee to investigate Hughes, but when he successfully tested both planes and then turned them over to the military, they no longer had a target to attack. Despite a highly critical committee report, Hughes was cleared. Hughes H-4 Hercules The Spruce Goose is a nickname commonly given to the Hughes H-4 Hercules, an aircraft designed and built by the Hughes Aircraft company, Howard Hughes plane company. ... The Hughes XF-11 was a prototype military reconnaissance aircraft designed by millionaire Howard Hughes for the United States Army. ...

According to an old-timer at Hughes, when the Spruce Goose flying boat was flight-tested, it was filled with beach balls instead of the traditional ping-pong balls used when testing most sea planes. Every available beach ball in Los Angeles was purchased for the flight test. After the flight test, the beach balls were handed out to the spectators. In retrospect, this probably shows that Hughes did not intend to fly the aircraft again. Hughes H-4 Hercules The Spruce Goose is a nickname commonly given to the Hughes H-4 Hercules, an aircraft designed and built by the Hughes Aircraft company, Howard Hughes plane company. ... Boeing 314 A flying boat is an aircraft that is designed to take off and land on water, in particular a type of seaplane which uses its fuselage as a floating hull (instead of pontoons mounted below the fuselage). ... A DeHavilland Single Otter floatplane in Harbour Air livery A seaplane is an aircraft designed to take off and land (correctly, though less commonly, alight) upon water. ...

Hughes Aerospace Group

In 1948 Hughes created a new division of the company, the Aerospace Group.

Two Hughes engineers, Simon Ramo and Dean Wooldridge, had new ideas on the packaging of electronics to make complete fire control systems. Their MA-1 system combined signals from the aircraft's radar with an analog computer to automatically guide the interceptor aircraft into the proper position for firing missiles. At the same time other teams were working with the newly-formed US Air Force on air-to-air missiles, delivering the AIM-4 Falcon, then known as the F-98. The MA-1/Falcon package, with several upgrades, was the primary interceptor weapon system in the US for many years, lasting into the 1980s. Simon Ramo (born May 13, 1913) is an American physicist, engineer, and business leader. ... A fire-control system is a computer, often mechanical, which is designed to assist a weapon system in hitting its target. ... This long range radar antenna (approximately 40m (130ft) in diameter) rotates on a track to observe activities near the horizon. ... An analog/analogue computer is a form of computer that uses electronic or mechanical phenomena to model the problem being solved by using one kind of physical quantity to represent another. ... The MiG-25 is a Russian interceptor that was the mainstay of the Soviet air defence. ... The United States Air Force (USAF) is the aviation branch of the United States armed forces. ... The Hughes AIM-4 Falcon was the first operational guided air-to-air missile of the United States Air Force. ...

Ramo and Wooldridge would, having failed to reach agreement with Howard Hughes regarding management problems, resign in September 1953. They founded the Ramo-Wooldridge Corporation, later to join Thompson Products to form TRW, another aerospace company and a major competitor to Hughes Aircraft. TRW Incorporated was an American corporation involved in a number of businesses, mostly defense-related, but including automotive supply and credit reporting. ...

In 1953 Howard Hughes created the Howard Hughes Medical Institute and "donated" Hughes Aircraft to this foundation. This was in reaction to the Air Force's threat to cancel missile contracts because of Howard Hughes' management style and aloofness. It has been suggested that this was simply to allow his company to avoid paying taxes. The next year, L.A. "Pat" Hyland was hired as vice president and general manager of Hughes Aircraft; he would ultimately become company president and CEO after Howard Hughes' death in 1976. The Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI) is a United States non-profit medical research institute based in Chevy Chase, Maryland and originally founded by the aviator and engineer Howard Hughes in 1953. ... Lawrence A. Pat Hyland (August 26, 1897 - November 24, 1989) was an American electrical engineer. ...

Under Hyland's guidance, the Aerospace Group continued to diversify and become massively profitable, and became a primary focus of the company. The company developed radar systems, electro-optical systems, the first working laser, aircraft computer systems, missile systems, ion-propulsion engines (for space travel), and many other advanced technologies, up to the end of the Cold War. This long range radar antenna (approximately 40m (130ft) in diameter) rotates on a track to observe activities near the horizon. ... The range of sizes in which lasers exist is immense, extending from microscopic diode lasers (top) to football field sized neodymium glass lasers (bottom) used for inertial confinement fusion. ... An ion engine test An ion thruster, one of several types of spacecraft propulsion, uses beams of ions for propulsion. ... For the generic term for a high-tension struggle between countries, see cold war (war). ...

Nobel Laureates Richard Feynman and Murray Gell-Mann had Hughes connections; Feynman would hold weekly seminars at Hughes Research Laboratories; Gell-Mann shared an office with Malcolm Currie, later a Chief Executive Officer at Hughes. Greg Jarvis and Ronald McNair, two of the astronauts on the last flight of the Space Shuttle Challenger were Hughes alumni. The Nobel Prizes (pronounced no-BELL or no-bell) are awarded annually to people who have done outstanding research, invented groundbreaking techniques or equipment, or made outstanding contributions to society. ... Richard Phillips Feynman (May 11, 1918 – February 15, 1988) (surname pronounced FINE-man; in IPA) was one of the most influential American physicists of the 20th century, expanding greatly the theory of quantum electrodynamics. ... Murray Gell-Mann at Harvard University Murray Gell-Mann (born September 15, 1929) is an American physicist who received the 1969 Nobel Prize in physics for his work on the theory of elementary particles. ... Gregory Jarvis Gregory Bruce Jarvis (August 24, 1944 - January 28 - 1986) was an American astronaut who died during the explosion of the Space Shuttle Challenger on mission STS-51-L, where he was serving as payload specialist. ... Ronald McNair Ronald Erwin McNair (October 21, 1950 – January 28, 1986) was one of the astronauts killed during the launch of the Space Shuttle Challenger, mission STS-51-L. He was a native of Lake City, South Carolina. ... The launch of the Space Shuttle Challenger on mission 51L/STS-33, the 25th of the STS (Space Transportation System) program, began at an estimated time of 16:38:00. ... Space Shuttle Challenger (NASA Orbiter Vehicle Designation: OV-099) was NASAs second Space Shuttle orbiter to be put into service, after Columbia. ...

Hughes Space and Communications

Two groups within the Aerospace Group of Hughes Aircraft Company; Hughes Space and Communications Group and the Hughes Space Systems Division were later spun off in 1948 to form their own division and ultimately became the Hughes Space and Communications Company in 1961.

They built the world's first geosynchronous communications satellite, Syncom, in 1963 and followed it closely with the first geosynchronous weather satellite, ATS-1, in 1966. Later that year their Surveyor 1 made the first soft landing on the Moon as part of the leadup to the moon landings in Project Apollo. Hughes also built Pioneer Venus in 1978, which performed the first extensive radar mapping of Venus, and the Galileo probe that flew to Jupiter in the 1990s. The company built nearly 40 percent of the satellites in service worldwide in 2000. U.S. military MILSTAR communications satellite A communications satellite (sometimes abbreviated to comsat) is an artificial satellite stationed in space for the purposes of telecommunications. ... Syncom was a program of active geosynchronous communication satellites which was started by NASA in 1961. ... Surveyor 1 was the first lunar lander in the American Surveyor program that explored the Moon. ... Crust composition Oxygen 43% Silicon 21% Aluminium 10% Calcium 9% Iron 9% Magnesium 5% Titanium 2% Nickel 0. ... Apollo Program insignia Project Apollo was a series of human spaceflight missions undertaken by the United States of America using the Apollo spacecraft and Saturn launch vehicle, conducted during the years 1961–1972. ... The Pioneer mission to Venus consisted of two components, launched separately: an Orbiter and a Multiprobe. ... (*min temperature refers to cloud tops only) Atmospheric characteristics Atmospheric pressure 9. ... Galileo being deployed after being launched by the Space Shuttle Atlantis on the STS-34 mission Galileo was an unmanned spacecraft sent by NASA to study the planet Jupiter and its moons. ... Atmospheric characteristics Atmospheric pressure 70 kPa Hydrogen ~86% Helium ~14% Methane 0. ...

Satellite Models

Models continued by Boeing and marketed as such, e.g. HS376 as the Boeing 376.

• HS376 - 24 transponders, 800 to 2,000 watts. e.g. BSB's Marcopolo I and II satellites. Astra 2D
• HS601 - Introduced in 1987, 48 transponders, up to 4,800 watts. e.g. Astra 2A
• HS702 - Launched in 1995, over 100 transponders. "The world's most powerful satellite"
• HSGEO Mobile - For Thuraya Satellite Communications, United Arab Emirates
• US Navy UHF replacement- Military version of HS601
• NASA Tracking and Data Relay Satellites - Communications with Space Shuttle and International Space Station.
• NASA Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellites.

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Hughes Helicopters

Civilian OH-6A Cayuse in Police usage

Another division started in 1947 when helicopter manufacturer Kellett sold their latest design to Hughes for production. The H-17 Sky Crane first flew in October 1952, but was commercially unsuccessful. The company formed a new helicopter division in 1955 called Toolco Aircraft Division that began developing light military helicopters. In May 1965 they won the contract for a new observation helicopter for the US Army, and produced the OH-6 Cayuse - which has remained in production, under various names, to this day. In 1976, Toolco Aircraft Division became Hughes Helicopters, which won the contract for the AH-64 Apache attack helicopter, winning the Collier Trophy 1983. By December 1981 6,000 Apaches had been produced. Hughes Helicopters was a major manufacturer of military helicopters, now part of The Boeing Company. ... Hughes OH-6A Cayuse rotorcraft N53HC (Serial#: 69-16014) registered to the Hernando County Sheriffs Office This image has been released into the public domain by the copyright holder, its copyright has expired, or it is ineligible for copyright. ... Hughes OH-6A Cayuse rotorcraft N53HC (Serial#: 69-16014) registered to the Hernando County Sheriffs Office This image has been released into the public domain by the copyright holder, its copyright has expired, or it is ineligible for copyright. ... The Bell 206 of Canadian Helicopters Robinson Helicopter Company (USA) R44, a four seat development of the R22 A helicopter is an aircraft which is lifted and propelled by one or more horizontal rotors (propellers). ... [[XH-17 Flying Crane / H-28]] The XH-17 Flying Crane was the first helicopter project for the Hughes aircraft division that became part of McDonnell Douglas in 1984. ... US Army Seal HHC, US Army Distinctive Unit Insignia The Army is the branch of the United States armed forces that has primary responsibility for land-based military operations. ... The Hughes H-6 is a family of light utility and assault helicopters of the United States Army. ... The Boeing IDS AH-64 Apache Helicopter is the US Armys principal attack helicopter, the successor to the AH-1 Cobra. ... The Collier Trophy is the most prestigious award in the aviation field, given once a year to those that have made the greatest achievement in aeronautics or astronautics in America, with respect to improving the performance, efficiency, and safety of air or space vehicles, the value of which has been...

The Tool Company's helicopter test pilots routinely performed 'loop the loop' maneuvers on the flight line in Culver City, with the OH-6A light helicopters[1]. As the helicopter flew upward in the 'loop', the pilot would simultaneously roll it, to re-orient the main rotor upward, at the top of the 'loop'.

Hughes' Legacy

The amazing range of science and technology spanned by the workers at Hughes Aircraft never included medical applications, because the company was a property of the Howard Hughes Medical Institute, which exists to this day. This restriction was imposed to avoid even the appearance of a conflict of interest. Ironically, medical applications may well become Hughes' greatest legacy. The Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI) is a United States non-profit medical research institute based in Chevy Chase, Maryland and originally founded by the aviator and engineer Howard Hughes in 1953. ...

Timeline

• 1932: Howard Hughes formed an aircraft division with the Hughes Tool Company'
• 1936: Hughes Aircraft is formed as a separate company.
• 1948: Hughes formed the Aerospace Group within the company, divided into:
  • Hughes Space and Communications Group
  • Hughes Space Systems Division
• 1953: the Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI) was formed, and Hughes Aircraft reformed as a subsidiary of the foundation. The Internal Revenue Service unsuccessfully challenged its "charitable" status which made it tax-exempt.
• 1955: Hughes formed its helicopter division, Toolco Aircraft Division
• 1961: Hughes Space and Communications Company was formed, bringing together Hughes Space and Communications Group and the Hughes Space Systems Division and Hughes Research Laboratories completed it's move to Malibu.
• 1972: Hughes sold the tool division of Hughes Tool Company. His remaining interests were transferred to the newly formed holding company, the Summa Corporation. This included Toolco Aircraft and Hughes' property and other businesses.
• 1976: Toolco Aircraft became Hughes Helicopters
• 1976: Howard Hughes dies at the age of 71, leaving no will
• 1984: The Summa Corporation sold Hughes Helicopters to McDonnell Douglas for $500 million, it was soon renamed McDonnell Douglas Helicopters.
• 1984: The Delaware Court of Chancery appointed eight trustees of the Howard Hughes Medical Institute, they decide to sell Hughes Aircraft.
• 1985: The HHMI sold Hughes Aircraft to General Motors for $5 billion. This was merged with GM's Delco Electronics to form Hughes Electronics (or GM Hughes Electronics/GMHE). This group thus consisted of:
  • Hughes Aircraft
  • Delco Electronics
  • Hughes Space and Communications
  • Hughes Network Systems
  • from August 1992 General Dynamics' Missile Systems business.
• 1994: Hughes Electronics introduces DirecTV
• 1995: Hughes Space and Communications became the world's biggest supplier of commercial satellites
• 1995: Hughes Electronics acquires Magnavox Electronic Systems from the Carlyle Group
• 1996: Hughes Electronics and PanAmSat agree to merge their fixed satellite services into a new publicly held company, also called PanAmSat with GMHE as majority shareholder.
• 1997: GM transferred Delco Electronics from Hughes Electronics to its Delphi Automotive Systems. Delphi became independent in 1999.
• 1997: The defense operations of Hughes Electronics (Hughes Aircraft and missile business) are merged with Raytheon; Raytheon also acquired one half of Hughes Research Laboratories which was then incorporated as HRL Laboratories LLC.
• 2000: Hughes Space and Communications remained independent until 2000, when it was purchased by Boeing and became Boeing Satellite Systems. Boeing and GM each purchased one third of HRL Laboratories LLC which is now co-owned by Boeing, GM and Raytheon.
• 2003: The remaining parts of Hughes Electronics: DirecTV, DirecTV Latin America, PanAmSat and Hughes Network Systems were purchased by NewsCorp and renamed The DirecTV Group.
  • Newscorp sold PanAmSat to Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. (KKR) in August 2004.
  • SkyTerra Communications, Inc. completed its purchase of 100% controlling interest in Hughes Network Systems from the DirecTV Group in January 2006.

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This is a list of aviation-related events from 1984: Events February February 21 - 14 hours and 2 minutes after taking off from New York, Air France pilot Patrick Fourticq and his companion, race driver Henry Pescarolo, land their Piper Malibu in Paris, setting a world record for a trans... DC-10, retired from American Airlines fleet at gate McDonnell Douglas was a major American aerospace manufacturer, producing a number of famous commercial and military aircraft. ... Court of Chancery, London, late 18th century The Court of Chancery was one of the courts of equity in England and Wales. ... This is a list of aviation-related events from 1985: Events Ryanair founded initially as a full-service carrier. ... General Motors Corporation NYSE: GM, also known as GM, is a United States-based automobile maker with worldwide operations and brands including Buick, Cadillac, Chevrolet, GMC, Holden, Hummer, Opel, Pontiac, Saturn, Saab and Vauxhall. ... Hughes Electronics Corporation was formed in 1985 when Hughes Aircraft was sold by the Howard Hughes Medical Institute to General Motors for $5 billion. ... General Dynamics NYSE: GD is a defense conglomerate formed by mergers and divestitures, and as of 2005 it is the sixth largest defense contractor in the world [2]. The company has changed markedly in the post-Cold War era of defense consolidation. ... This is a list of aviation-related events from 1994: Events April April 14 - USAF F-15 Eagles shoot down two US Army Iraq, mis-identifying them as Iraqi Mil Mi-25s April 16 - a Royal Navy Sea Harrier is shot down over Serbia by a SA-7 Grail. ... DirecTV is a direct broadcast satellite (DBS) service that transmits digital satellite television and audio to households in the United States and the rest of the Americas. ... This is a list of aviation-related events from 1995: Events A Concorde sets a new speed record for a round-the-world flight. ... The Carlyle Group is a Washington, D.C. based global private equity investment firm with more than $30 billion of equity capital in 2005. ... 1996 (MCMXCVI) is a leap year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year for the Eradication of Poverty. ... Founded in 1984 by Rene Anselmo, PanAmSat is a satellite service provider headquartered in Wilton, CT. It operates a fleet of communications satellites used by the entertainment industry, news agencies, internet service providers and telecommunication companies. ... This is a list of aviation-related events from 1997: Events March 17–May 28 Linda Finch, pilot, aviation historian, and San Antonio, Texas businesswoman, flying a restored and specially equipped 62-year-old Lockheed Electra 10E, recreates the 1937 Amelia Earhart flight to circumnavigate the globe solo. ... Raytheon Company NYSE: RTN is a major United States military contractor based in Waltham, Massachusetts. ... This is a list of aviation-related events from 2000: Events July July 10, EADS is formed by the merger of Aérospatiale-Matra, Dornier, DaimlerChrysler Aerospace AG (DASA), and Construcciones Aeronáuticas SA (CASA). ... The Boeing Company (NYSE: BA)(TYO: 7661 ) is the leading American aircraft and aerospace manufacturer, headquartered in Chicago, Illinois, with its largest production facilities in Everett, Washington, about 30 miles north of Seattle, Washington. ... Boeing Satellite Systems is a major business unit of Boeing Integrated Defense Systems. ... 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Hughes Network Systems, LLC (HNS), is a provider of broadband satellite network solutions for businesses and consumers. ... News Corporation (NYSE: NWS) is a media conglomerate that operates world-wide. ... DirecTV Group Inc. ... Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co (commonly referred to as KKR) is a New York City-based private equity firm that focuses primarily on late stage leveraged buyouts. ...

External links

Patents owned by Hughes Aircraft. US Patent & Trademark Office. URL accessed on December 5, 2005. December 5 is the 339th day (340th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ...