Mobile Apple Apple selects Globalstar as partner on Emergency SOS via satellite service Apple's Emergency SOS service launches in November By Shawn Knight, September 8, 2022, 9:31 AM
Mobile T-Mobile will use Starlink satellites to blanket the US with text coverage Send and receive texts from virtually anywhere in the continental US By Shawn Knight, August 26, 2022, 12:49 PM 8 comments
Science Space Here's what it looks like to get flung from a centrifuge at 1,000 mph BYOBB --- Bring your own barf bag By Cal Jeffrey, May 4, 2022, 2:42 PM 30 comments
The Web Industry Starlink prices are going up across the board Keeping pace with the cost of living By Shawn Knight, March 23, 2022, 11:51 AM 18 comments
Science Tech Culture Robots could soon autonomously repair and service satellites in orbit NASA wishes to build stuff in space and it has a plan By Sayak Biswas, March 6, 2022, 11:43 AM
Science Space Geomagnetic storm wipes out batch of newly launched Starlink satellites What goes up, must come down By Shawn Knight, February 9, 2022, 12:38 PM 27 comments
Science Space Space startup wants to sling satellites into orbit with a huge centrifuge Generating over 10,000 Gs means no humans allowed By Cal Jeffrey, November 12, 2021, 7:28 AM 62 comments
Apple Mobile Apple's iPhone 13 could support LEO satellite communications through a partnership with Globalstar Text and voice calls without cellular coverage By Shawn Knight, August 29, 2021, 2:07 PM 7 comments
The Web Tech Culture Elon Musk expects to launch Starlink broadband internet to the world as soon as August Tesla's CEO thinks Starlink can amass over 500,000 users in its first year By Joao Silva, June 30, 2021, 6:04 PM 35 comments
The Web Tech Culture Starlink beta testers are impressed with the Internet speeds on the new service Not perfect, but better than expected By Adrian Potoroaca, November 4, 2020, 11:26 AM 16 comments
The Web Tech Culture SpaceX's Starlink internet service enters public beta, priced at $99 per month The "Better Than Nothing Beta" test is live in Canada and the US By Adrian Potoroaca, October 28, 2020, 6:20 AM 23 comments
Science NASA's OGO-1 satellite has finally returned to Earth after 56 years in orbit It landed in the ocean southeast of Tahiti By Cohen Coberly, September 2, 2020, 4:43 PM
Science SpaceX will test anti-glare sun visors for Starlink satellites The tech could be a boon for astronomers By Cohen Coberly, June 3, 2020, 6:18 PM 7 comments
Science Space A first: Repair spacecraft brings aging satellite back to life Intelsat 901 gets an extra five years of life By Isaiah Mayersen, April 18, 2020, 11:46 AM
Industry Tech Culture SpaceX completes its fourth successful launch for satellite-based internet service 'Starlink' Solid progress to kick off the new year By Cohen Coberly, January 29, 2020, 3:21 PM 9 comments
Apple Mobile Apple reportedly working on satellite technology for its mobile devices The project could bring better maps, cellular coverage, and location tracking By Adrian Potoroaca, December 20, 2019, 3:58 PM
Tech Culture Software Google will create addresses for two million Brazilians The partnership with the government will be a massive boost to the region By Isaiah Mayersen, December 15, 2019, 11:18 AM
Industry Space SpaceX announces Falcon 9 'rideshare' program for small satellite operators Launch your satellites using the Falcon 9 By Cohen Coberly, August 5, 2019, 5:36 PM
Industry Space The EU's Galileo GPS network has been down since last week Galileo-enabled devices have defaulted to US GPS during the outage By Cal Jeffrey, July 15, 2019, 5:11 PM
Tech Culture Space A Russian company wants to put giant billboards in low-earth orbit Is that the constellation of KFC? By Rob Thubron, January 17, 2019, 7:04 AM 31 comments
Industry Space Swarm seeks permission from FCC to launch 150 Spacebees in 2019 Request came one day after being reprimanded for previous unauthorized launch By Cal Jeffrey, January 4, 2019, 2:12 PM 7 comments
Industry FCC fines space startup $900,000 after unsanctioned satellite launch The fine is just a slap on the wrist, but commissioners hope it serves as a warning By Cal Jeffrey, December 21, 2018, 2:02 PM 12 comments
Industry Next-gen GPS satellites are headed into orbit One of 32 GPS satellites gets a ride on a Falcon 9 By Greg Synek, December 17, 2018, 8:55 AM
Industry The Web The TV industry just had its worst quarter ever as over 1 million customers cut the cord Despite huge losses, 78% of households still have some form of paid TV service By William Gayde, November 8, 2018, 3:55 PM 28 comments
Science Space NASA to launch its latest satellite for discovering Earth-like planets TESS will come online just as the aging Kepler satellite runs out of fuel By William Gayde, April 12, 2018, 5:58 PM