Spacex To Launch 60 Starlink Satellites, Aiming To Build Orbital Internet

KENNETH CHANG, NY Times: Science
Wed, 05/15/2019 - 7:01pm

The mission is a test of the company’s ambitions to create a new line of business by connecting more parts of the world.

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