Speedcast made news recently of its on-going acquisition of Globecomm, marking the latest buyout of Speedcast Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Pierre-Jean Beylier’s 16-company spree, starting in 2012. The $135 million purchase of the U.S.-based remote communications and infrastructure provider is expected to close in the fourth quarter of this year. When complete, this latest transaction…

When the going gets tough, the tough gets smallsats. This seems to be the case if the tough is big aerospace, and if this refers to the likes of industry giants SSL and Boeing. Both of these large satellite manufacturing heavy weights have proven to be big on smallsats, as of recent. SSL, owned by…

It’s hard luck for the hitchhiker who always seems to be on the road with too few vehicles, and who hardly ever lands a ride to the right place. This has been the fate for many smallsats. The large rockets to piggyback on have usually been aimed at different orbits, and don’t launch frequently enough…

Bigger is better. This statement is certainly true in Texas, but it applies elsewhere. In the automotive industry, cars seem to keep growing in size (even Mini got aboard the big car revolution). TV screens keep stretching out so much that soon we’ll have to rethink housing design. Oversized watches, women’s handbags, the Las Vegas-style…