10 May 2019
Bezos unveils Moon mission with Blue Moon lander
... conference in Washington, D.C., Bezos, who invests more than $1 billion in Blue Origin each year through sales of his Amazon shares, unveiled a mock-up of Blue Origin’s aptly named Blue Moon lunar lander at this small invite-only...
24 May 2019
SpaceX launches first 60 satellites of its Starlink mega-constellation
.... UK-based start-up OneWeb, has already begun its roll-out of its satellites in February and online retailer Amazon is working on a 3,200-satellite proposal known as Project Kuiper.
16 October 2019
SpaceX files request to launch 30,000 more Starlink satellites
... the existing Iridium constellation, as well as the in-progress OneWeb and Globalstar internet networks along with Amazon's recently announced Project Kuiper satellite internet. “Satellite constellations can pose a significant or debilitating threat...
07 October 2020
Chinese company seeks approval to launch nearly 13,000 satellites
Following the likes of SpaceX and Amazon who aim to loft thousands of satellites into space to enable off-world internet services, a Chinese company named GW ...
19 March 2021
World's first commercial space debris removal demo set for launch
... Starlink off-world broadband enterprise. SpaceX, however, are not alone in their endeavours. Many companies, including Amazon’s Project Kuiper, OneWeb and an unknown Chinese firm all have plans to launch hundreds if not thousands of satellites...
02 July 2021
Branson plans space trip ahead of rival Bezos
... was 77 when he flew on the STS-95 shuttle mission using the orbiter Discovery in 1998. Along with the Amazon founder and his brother Mark, Funk will fly with a mystery person who paid $28m (£20m...
