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dotnet00 | 3 months ago

Blue has similar commercial demand from Amazon (it's easy to forget given Bezos' ownership, but they're actually separate companies).

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TheAlchemist|3 months ago

Oh, wasn't aware that Amazon is launching something to space - what are they launching ?

gnabgib|3 months ago

Kuiper (now Leo):

2020 Amazon’s Project Kuiper is more than the company’s response to SpaceX (95 points, 126 comments) https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=24209940

2021 Amazon's Kuiper responds to SpaceX on FCC request (72 points, 86 comments) https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=26056670

2023 Amazon launches Project Kuiper satellite internet prototypes (75 poins, 73 comments) https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=37813711

2025 Amazon launches first Kuiper internet satellites in bid to take on Starlink (58 points, 69 comments) https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43827083

dotnet00|3 months ago

Their own internet megaconstellation, called Project Kuiper until earlier today when they renamed it to Project Leo.

It's actually the current biggest commercial launch customer, Starlink is internal to SpaceX, but Kuiper/Leo has bought many launches with ULA, SpaceX and Arianespace (and Blue Origin, of course).