The FCC-approved plan calls for Amazon to operate a network of 3,236 satellites. So far plans are to launch the first satellite in the 4th quarter of 2022 on an RS1 rocket by ABL Space Systems.
Texas-based SpaceX financial success is currently linked to the Starlink Initiative. It’s the way Musk plans to fund his dream of colonizing Mars.
SpaceX has big ambitions. And quite a few obstacles. But the Bezos Project Kuiper seems to be years away from developing, as a competitor. SpaceX has proven itself to be the most successful space agency in the world. They are ahead of everyone including many countries. And maybe Musk always motivates his employees with dramatic emails.
Elon Musk is still the richest man in the world. In the unlikely event that SpaceX does go under, it seems like the company will rise up like a phoenix and pioneer another innovative technology. And perhaps along the way the billionaire CEO will see his dream of getting humanity to Mars. If past performance is any indication a Mars colony seems more likely than a bankruptcy.
