Spacecom announces American firm will construct Amos 8 satellite
The Spacecom company has notified the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange that it signed an agreement with the Loral company of California to construct the Amos 8 communications satellite.
Spacecom chose the American firm over the Israel Aerospace Industries.
The latter previously warned that if the satellite was not manufactured in Israel, "it may signal the end of Israel's satellite industry."
