The internet used to depend on cables.
The next generation will depend on satellites. 🛰️
Starlink is building a global network in space that can deliver fast, reliable internet to places where traditional infrastructure struggles to reach.
From remote villages and ships at sea to aircraft flying thousands of feet above Earth, the goal is simple: connect anyone, anywhere.
For billions of people, the future of connectivity won't come from underground cables.
It will come from the sky.
@elonmusk
This New Glenn rocket explosion released 20% of the energy of the Hiroshima atomic bomb and that wasn't even the bad part:
→ The pad: LC-36 is the only pad on Earth that launches New Glenn and now it's gone. Over $1B to build. SpaceX needed 7 months to rebuild after a similar hit.
→ The deadline: Amazon needs 1,618 satellites up by July 30 to keep its FCC license. It has ~300. The rocket that was supposed to help fix that just blew up twice in a row
SpaceX made us believe that landing rockets on barges was a normal expectation. Turns out rocket science is hard after all. Wishing the team a speedy recovery 🚀
Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin rocket exploded during a test in Florida on Thursday night. The explosion briefly painted the sky orange, with no one injured in the blast.
Last month, the same rocket, New Glenn, failed a mission to deliver a satellite and prompted an investigation.
One week has passed since Artemis II returned to Earth after a historic mission around the Moon. We laughed, we cried, and we pushed the boundaries of what’s possible, setting the stage for future innovation and exploration.
We’re just getting started.