Musk is apparently getting together with Greg Wyler, who founded WorldVu Satellites, to launch a large constellation of cheap and compact satellites.
Facebook is pushing its free Internet service into Indonesia, making it the second Asian market to receive the limited Internet service, offering a variety bundle of international and local services including the social network and Wikipedia.
Inmarsat has successfully launched its second Inmarsat-5 satellite (F2) which will expand its Global Xpress coverage, following the launch of the F1 satellite last year.
The four companies will carry payloads to the "boundary of space," after being granted three year contracts for integration and flight services worth a minimum of $100,000.
Virgin Galactic will help launch the world’s largest ever satellite network, bringing high speed Internet to parts of the globe currently without access.
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