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…

Reid Hoffman, the co-founder of LinkedIn, has joined the board of directors of Apollo Fusion, a satellite propulsion company, after helping it secure $10 million in Series B financing from his investment firm, Greylock Partners. This Series B investment brings the total amount raised to more than $18 million for Apollo Fusion, which will use the funds…

Northrop Grumman has contributed to an advanced weather satellite that enables improved weather prediction capabilities, leading to more accurate and timely forecasts, watches and warnings. The Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite (GOES) – R Series is managed by the U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). GOES-S, the second satellite in the series, launched from Cape…

Mu Space has released a Request for Proposals (RFP) for a manufacturer to build the company’s first satellite with coverag spanning across Asia-Pacific. The High Throughput Satellite will be on a Geostationary Earth Orbit (GEO) location at 50.5 degree east, an orbital slot secured on a recent agreement between mu Space and SES. It is…