There are billions of people who do not have access to the internet, and tech’s biggest brands want to change that. Qualcomm and Virgin joined the fray today by announcing investments in… Read more »
Elon Musk and former Google executive Greg Wyler have a plan to build hundreds of small satellites, and as of today it looks like they will be built in Seattle. The Seattle SpaceX… Read more »
A Tuesday test of SpaceX’s reusable launch system was aborted at the last minute due to a problem with the Falcon 9 rocket’s second stage. Multistage rockets shed stages as they… Read more »
SpaceX is getting into the satellite business. CEO Elon Musk confirmed via tweet that the rocket company is in the early stages of creating a large fleet of micro-satellites, and there… Read more »
Microsoft is poised to deploy white space broadband in rural parts of India. The technology uses the spectrum in between television channels to broadcast internet access signals as far as 10… Read more »
Sources told the Wall Street Journal that Musk is working with Google’s former satellite executive to build a factory that could pump out small satellites. Read more »
SpaceX may begin using a landing platform for its Falcon 9 rocket as soon as December. Musk estimated at a recent talk that it only has a 50 percent chance of… Read more »
Iridium’s satellite broadband network will pull double-duty as a flight-tracking system. Iridium subsidiary Aireon is opening up the planned locator network to international rescue agencies for free. Read more »
A 3D printer could save astronauts in an emergency by providing access to a specialized tool they never thought they would need. Made in Space will use what it learns from… Read more »
NASA will award $6.8 billion in initial contracts to the first-ever space taxis made by private companies. They will lift the U.S.’s reliance on Russia to get astronauts into space. Read more »