The satellites will deliver broadband internet to tens of millions. The project will cost the company billions of dollars, according to CEO Jeff Bezos, and is separate from Blue Origin, the space company he personally funds. (Bloomberg)
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The satellites will deliver broadband internet to tens of millions. The project will cost the company billions of dollars, according to CEO Jeff Bezos, and is separate from Blue Origin, the space company he personally funds. (Bloomberg)
Talking point: Amazon’s satellite plans open up a new front in the space rivalry between Bezos and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk. SpaceX is one step ahead. It secured FCC approval for 11,943 low-Earth-orbit satellites in April, and launched the first 60 in May, although at the end of June, it said it had lost contact with three of them. Blue Origin and SpaceX are competing to become one of the U.S. Air Force’s two primary launch providers which will carry out national security missions for the military. On that front, Blue Origin may have an advantage—it has received US$500 million from the military to develop new rockets.
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