SpaceX Delays Satellite Launch
SpaceX has pushed back the launch of a Falcon 9 rocket carrying a communications satellite after a decision to carry out further inspections, according to USA Today. Blastoff had been scheduled for...
View ArticleDelayed SpaceX Rocket Launches Successfully
SpaceX successfully launched an upgraded Falcon 9 rocket on Monday from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station and deployed a Thai broadcasting satellite shortly thereafter, USA Today reported. The third...
View ArticleJerry Yang’s Lenovo Connection in China (And Let’s Not Forget Alibaba Either)
Between Lenovo board and his prescient Alibaba investment, it's time to take another look at the Yahoo co-founder.
View ArticleIridium Introduces Iridium Go, Its First Satellite Hotspot
The portable hotspot creates a Wi-Fi network that can be used by up to five smartphones to make calls and send email or text messages.
View ArticleSpaceX’s Musk Argues for More Competition in Security Satellite Launches
The CEO says the U.S. government pays too high a price under the United Launch Alliance "monopoly."
View ArticleGoogle Joins the Near-Space Race With Titan Acquisition
The startup's Solara product can stay aloft for five years, snapping high-resolution images and more.
View ArticleGoogle Pays $500M for Satellite Maker Skybox, for Photos and Eventually...
Those cameras up in the sky can see quite a lot.
View ArticleDish Network to Bid on Wireless Spectrum
Dish's move could position it to offer mobile services.
View ArticleSpaceX Advances in Its Quest to Win Military Satellite Deals
The Air Force certified that the Falcon 9 has completed three successful flights.
View ArticleKhosla-Backed Rocket Lab Unveils Lightweight Launch Vehicle
Rocket Lab said Wednesday it’s developing a relatively light, inexpensive launch vehicle capable of propelling smaller satellites into space. The seven-year-old startup, with offices in Los Angeles and...
View ArticleSpaceX Denies Funding and Valuation Report
TechCrunch reported earlier Tuesday that Space Exploration Technologies was in the midst of a large fundraising round that would value the company at just under $10 billion. But the private space...
View ArticleSpaceX Test Rocket Fails in Texas Flight
The company stressed the incident presented no danger and was a normal part of the research process.
View ArticleA Higher Education: Satellite Startup Aims to Inspire Students Through...
Ardusat has already signed up several dozen schools.
View ArticleCable, Satellite TV Providers Will Offer “The Interview”
Several of the nation’s largest cable and satellite TV providers will offer “The Interview” to subscribers, broadening the number of outlets to distribute the film at the center of a sweeping cyber...
View ArticleBundles of Joy
There is absolutely room for bundles in media, as long as they represent transparent value (price or convenience) for the consumer.
View ArticleAnn Mather, Board Member of Google and Netflix, Joins Board of Satellite...
The space race starts to get down to business.
View ArticleFacebook Will Use Satellite to Deliver Internet to Sub-Saharan Africa
Under a new partnership with Eutelsat, Internet.org initiative will beam down connectivity in late 2016.
View ArticleStartup Mapbox Makes Big Satellite Imagery Buy to Take On Google, Here Maps
The mapping wars heat up.
View ArticleGoogle’s Scattershot Robotics Division, Titan Drones Are Moving Into Google X
The robotics project, abandoned with the exit of Andy Rubin, finally finds a new home.
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