Enlarge / Amazon is counting on the Vulcan rocket, a pathfinder for which is shown here, to deliver a large number of satellites into space. (credit: United Launch Alliance) Amazon on Tuesday announced the largest commercial launch deal ever. The company said it has finalized agreements with three different rocket companies for a total of […]
Enlarge / Image released by Amazon when it announced a deal with United Launch Alliance to use launch vehicles for Project Kuiper. (credit: Amazon) Facebook has sold its small-satellite Internet division to Amazon and said that it has no plans to become an Internet service provider. Amazon and Facebook both confirmed the sale to Ars today. […]
Enlarge / An Atlas V rocket launches in December 2012. (credit: United Launch Alliance) Amazon announced on Monday that its first Project Kuiper satellites will launch into low Earth orbit on an Atlas V rocket. The announcement provides concrete evidence that the ambitious Internet-from-space project is making progress. It is also notable for the choice […]
Expand (charge: Amazon) Amazon’s rival to SpaceX Starlink is going throughout the prototype-development stage, with all the business declaring yesterday {} “finished initial improvement on the antenna to get our cheap client terminal” Amazon said its”Ka-band phased-array antenna relies on a new structure capable of producing high-speed, low-latency chip at a form factor that’s smaller […]