Amazon is taking a crack at satellite internet. 

On Wednesday, the Seattle based tech company plans to launch the first 27 satellites of Project Kuiper. The company bills this as the start of a “constellation” of satellites providing internet all over the world. 

In all, it plans to launch more than 3,000 satellites by 2029. 

Amazon is trying to take market share from Elon Musk’s Starlink, which has dominated the satellite internet industry since it came online in 2019.

Guest:

Jonathan O’Callaghan - Science journalist who covers space for Scientific American, NYT, the BBC, and Nature.

Relevant Links:

MIT Technology Review: Amazon is about to go head to head with SpaceX in a battle for satellite internet dominance

GeekWire: Amazon and ULA get set to launch batches of satellites for Project Kuiper network

SciAm: The Risky Rush for Mega Constellations

SciAm: The FCC’s Approval of SpaceX’s Starlink Mega Constellation May Have Been Unlawful

 

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