March 30, 20188 yr SpaceX gains official approval to launch high-speed satellite Internet service SpaceX has received official permission from the U.S. government to launch a fleet of satellites designed to beam high-speed Internet signals down to Earth. The decision marks a major milestone for chief executive Elon Musk as he pursues a dream of putting 12,000 small satellites into low Earth orbit, connecting rural and developing parts of the world to the Internet. In more-connected areas, the technology could inject a new competitor into markets that have historically been dominated by one or two Internet providers — potentially driving down prices, increasing speeds and improving service. Regulators at the Federal Communications Commission issued the approval late Thursday, saying it was the first time the agency had approved a U.S.-licensed satellite operation using the broadband technology. The order comes weeks after SpaceX launched demo satellites, Tintin A and Tintin B, into orbit to test the concept. SpaceX's first satellites are expected to come online next year. The proposed satellite network would differ from current satellite data technology, which is slow and expensive. Under Musk's plan, SpaceX's satellite fleet would orbit much closer to Earth than traditional communications satellites that stay in geostationary orbit high above Earth. That means data will travel to and from the satellite much more quickly — increasing the speed and reliability of the connection. Washington post
March 31, 20188 yr Thank God Elon Musk Has a future in space expiration, Satellite deployment, and tube transportation, because half of his Telsa line has just been recalled For faulty power steering bolts. I’m just wondering how his red Tesla, now deep into our outer space is going to find a dealer for repair and replacement.
March 31, 20188 yr 1 hour ago, Larstrup said: Thank God Elon Musk Has a future in space expiration, Satellite deployment, and tube transportation, because half of his Telsa line has just been recalled For faulty power steering bolts. I’m just wondering how his red Tesla, now deep into our outer space is going to find a dealer for repair and replacement. His talent is much better suited to Space-X than to mass-volume car manufacture. He is already proving that space transport can be a mass-produced thing. As it should be -- now fully half a century beyond its hand-crafted, unsustainably expensive (necessary at the time) origins.
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