No, we're not talking about WorldSpace channel 11 ("Radio Voyager") here. We're talking about Case Number 08-12412, the Chapter 11 bankruptcy filing by WorldSpace, the pioneering satellite radio service available in Africa and Asia. The board of directors voted unanimously to file for it. ...

When I was a kid, I wanted to be an astronaut. Hell, when *you* were a kid, you wanted to be an astronaut. Then, one day, we grew up and realized we were destined for more traditional careers like lawyers, accountants or *gasp* social media consultants. Yeah, we didn’t end up quite as sexy as ...

Screw $200,000 sub-orbital flights, when you can go to Mars. You heard me right – Mars: Earth has issues, and it's time humanity got started on a Plan B. So, starting in 2014, Virgin founder Richard Branson and Google co-founders Larry Page and Sergey Brin will be leading hundreds of users on ...

Screw $200,000 sub-orbital flights, when you can go to Mars. You heard me right – Mars: Earth has issues, and it's time humanity got started on a Plan B. So, starting in 2014, Virgin founder Richard Branson and Google co-founders Larry Page and Sergey Brin will be leading hundreds of users on ...

Screw $200,000 sub-orbital flights, when you can go to Mars. You heard me right – Mars: Earth has issues, and it's time humanity got started on a Plan B. So, starting in 2014, Virgin founder Richard Branson and Google co-founders Larry Page and Sergey Brin will be leading hundreds of users on ...

  So we get news the Department of Justice approved of the Sirius-XM deal on Monday. Today's Washington Time summarizes what the FCC still needs to consider in giving the final OK: Private equity group Georgetown Partners wants the commission to require a combined XM and Sirius to lease one-fif...

  So we get news the Department of Justice approved of the Sirius-XM deal on Monday. Today's Washington Time summarizes what the FCC still needs to consider in giving the final OK: Private equity group Georgetown Partners wants the commission to require a combined XM and Sirius to lease one-fif...

Scionite0 sends us to Rolling Stone for an superficial article on Wal-Mart and the music business. Wal-Mart is the largest music retailer selling "an estimated one out of every five major-label albums" in the US. Wal-Mart willingly loses money selling CDs for less than $10 in order to draw transacti...

  Very interesting to see EchoStar as one of the winners in the FCC auction, via Multichannel News: EchoStar won sizable amounts of spectrum in the government’s 700-Megahertz wireless spectrum auction – and Cox Communications emerged as the largest winning cable entity – ...

Ever want to combine the life of the open road with your interest in satcom? Then checking out this blog on the life of a satellite truck operator is a must-do. Of course, if you really want to turn the dream into reality, you'll need a truck. And that can cost some serious dough. This customized tr...