According to the sources of The Information, Google is about to invest in SpaceX to support the development of its somewhat special satellites.
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Remember, in November, Elon Musk announced a new project SpaceX : to develop and launch the "tip of micro-satellites operating in large formations" that will provide unrestricted access to the Internet and a very low price.
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For some time, Google is also interested in how to provide internet access to more people ( and Facebook ). The Mountain View company develops eg connected airships that serve as access points.
And also, it would seem that the two companies have decided to join forces. At least that's what one might conclude from an article in The Independent website. According to his sources close to the record, Google would indeed about to invest in SpaceX to support the development of these micro-satellites.
For now, it is therefore not a question of official information and all terms of the deal are not yet known.
As for the satellites in question, few details are known yet about them. But Elon Musk already speaks like a "global communications system that would be bigger than anything that has been raised to date" .
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Remember, in November, Elon Musk announced a new project SpaceX : to develop and launch the "tip of micro-satellites operating in large formations" that will provide unrestricted access to the Internet and a very low price.
For some time, Google is also interested in how to provide internet access to more people ( and Facebook ). The Mountain View company develops eg connected airships that serve as access points.
And also, it would seem that the two companies have decided to join forces. At least that's what one might conclude from an article in The Independent website. According to his sources close to the record, Google would indeed about to invest in SpaceX to support the development of these micro-satellites.
For now, it is therefore not a question of official information and all terms of the deal are not yet known.
As for the satellites in question, few details are known yet about them. But Elon Musk already speaks like a "global communications system that would be bigger than anything that has been raised to date" .