Elon Musk’s Starlink Hits a Roadblock in Its March Across South America - Mr. Musk’s Starlink has brought the internet to some of South America’s most remote place... - https://www.nytimes.com/2025/06/08/world/americas/elon-musk-starlink-bolivia.html #starlinksatelliteconstellation(spacex) #computersandtheinternet #wirelesscommunications #internationalrelations #politicsandgovernment #x(formerlytwitter) #southamerica #satellites #ruralareas #spacesail #muskelon #bolivia #china

Directed energy on sail-powered spacecraft could potentially reach 0.25 light speed and reach Alpha Centauri in less than 20 years:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gN2DWyJTUnY

Light 'em up!

"It looks like there's no stopping the march of modern internet satellites, and many more look to be blighting our skies/potentially improving worldwide internet access in the near future."

https://www.pcgamer.com/hardware/so-long-and-thanks-for-all-the-space-junk-china-based-starlink-competitor-spacesail-plans-to-have-15-000-satellites-deployed-by-2030-and-its-not-the-only-one-with-its-eyes-on-the-skies/

The Starlink communications network is facing stiff challenges to its dominance of high-speed satellite internet, including from a Chinese state-backed rival and another service financed by Amazon.com founder Jeff Bezos. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/02/24/tech/musk-starlink-china-satellite-internet/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #tech #elonmusk #starlink #satellites #jeffbezos #amazoncom #china #telecoms #internet #tech #rockets #spacesail

#NZZ:
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China fordert Elon Musk heraus: Das Regime will die Dominanz von Starlink im Weltraum brechen
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https://www.nzz.ch/wissenschaft/starlink-satellitennetzwerk-china-will-vorherrschaft-von-spacex-elon-musk-brechen-ld.1855536

20.11.2024

"China absolviert zwei erfolgreiche Orbitalstarts innerhalb von zwölf Stunden, darunter 18 Kommunikationssatelliten und einen Fernerkundungssatelliten, und zeigt damit seine wachsende Kompetenz in der Raumfahrttechnologie. "

http://german.china.org.cn/txt/2024-10/17/content_117491005.htm

17.10.2024