Amazon joins Spacex in the satellite internet race

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There was always that there was a first airline to make the jump to the low -orbit satellite network from Amazon and the Kuper project pledge test for quick and reliable communication. And Jetblue decision to click on services On a specific plane that begins in 2027 Improving WiFi’s privileges in Fly-Fi on the plane, still leaves Amazon with a wide gap to catch up with Starlink, which includes airlines such as Virgin Atlantic, UNITED Airlines and Air France.

But the emerging Amazon victory pumps a new challenge in the satellite market, where SPACEX has increased as a dominant player, although some competition from Eutelsat’s Oneweb, China’s Spaceat and Viasat. Certainly, the Amazon Quiber project is still a constellation in its early days, with just 102 satellites in orbit – a decrease in the sea compared to 1,600 units that the Federal Communications Commission requires to be published by July 2026 and 3,236 units targeting Jeff Bezos by July 2029. 8,393 satellites These stars were in orbit as of September 8, out of 12,000 spacecraft, allowed the company to be launched by the Federal Communications Committee (FCC) under preliminary approval.

Suffice it to say, Musk’s Starlink has a wide edge of the start, and has helped along the large Spacex launch capacity. The company achieved the launch of 100 Falcon 9 impressive by mid -August, With 72 of this space forgetfulness Carlink satellite. Meanwhile, in only January this year, the Blue Bizus origin postponed the first journey of the heavy New Glenn, which was assigned to assign 12 Kuper-with an option for 15-another-another- All the way again in 2022.

Meanwhile, the first Kuper batches in Amazon have reached a low -orbit boosts of other commercial service providers, such as Rockting Atlas V’s United Launch Alliance, and perhaps – from paradoxes, Looking at the previous satellite conflict for musk and Zou – Space X’s Falcon 9. ArianesPace also has a 18 kuper performance contract, 16 to be executed through an “advanced version” of ARIANE 64.

There is a reason that makes the satellite Internet saving market. Global satellite operators have paid nearly 70,000 satellite plans for Liu due to the launch between 2025 and 2031, According to the March report from Goldman SachsThe head of the major technology research in China, Alene Zhang, expects at the time “the prevailing state of the satellite Internet technology to be the next 6G communications.” Although the commercial operation is not expected for 6G for at least another five years, it is possible that a group of satellite services will benefit About 2.5 billion people – Or 30.5 % of the world’s population- who lack access to the Internet, along with users in remote or torn areas or its inhabitants.

Spacex does not sit in lethargy as Amazon is preparing to enter the square and provide customer services By late 2025. Only this week, the company agreed A deal of approximately $ 17 billion To purchase the Echostar Wireless Spectrum Licenses and strengthen the Starlink 5G business, with the President of Spacex and the chief operating official Join Shotlele Build a purchase On social media as another step “to enhance our mission to end the mobile dead areas everywhere on Earth!”

The fate of the SLS missile assigned to the question Given that NASA’s storm budget is about to be determined in the coming weeks, attention turns to whether the cost SLS missile is costly-which will occur at a value of $ 4 billion-will lead to a reduction. – Art Technica

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NASA Rover finds possible signs of life on Mars – A sample collected by Rover persistently from NASA from the “Shava Fols” rock revealed vibrant rocks, which can allud off to the possible past life on the red plant. – Space and defense

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The United States, which is losing the space race against China due to the delay of coal: the former NASA head – Former NASA President Jim Bridinstine said that the United States is behind Beijing in the space race due to the constant delay with the space category, which was chosen as a central part of the Artemis program to return American astronauts to the moon. – Independent

NASA targets multiple space stations after its time – NASA put forward proposals for future populated stations that followed the planned retirement of the International Space Station at the end of the decade. – Extreme technology

Space power to spread small satellite for Commes Geo The American space force is now turning into small geological contacts under the Satcom-Global Protocol (PTS-G) protected tactical. – Space News

Spacex Dragon Capsule Is Iss for Ther – The Spacex Drao charging capsule has strengthened the international space station away from Earth, and has completed a major test. The historically historical spacecraft in Russia – the spacecraft – usually pushes ISS higher than the Earth’s orbit, when the facility returns naturally to the planet. – Space.com

NASA prevents Chinese citizens from working on its space programs NASA was restricting Chinese citizens with US visas to work on space agency programs, amid heating race between the two countries to reach the moon. – Bloomberg

Spacex buy Echostar’s wireless spectrum licenses – Spacex will purchase the Echostar wireless spectrum licenses in a $ 17 billion deal to serve the 5G communication capabilities for Starlink. – Reuters

Spacetech Astradyne raises 2 million euros for solar satellite boards Italy acquired 2 million euros ($ 2.34 million) in a seed investment tour led by Primo Capital through the PRIMO Space Fund to develop super -solar panels designed for use in space. – European Union Startups.com

Nordspace to try to launch Taiga by mid -September -Nordspace hopes to achieve the first launch of Canada’s commercial space with the take off of the TAIGA missile by mid -month. The company previously failed to lift the missile in August. – You