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Rogers Signs Satellite-to-Smartphone Deals with Lynk and SpaceX

The SpaceX Falcon 9 launch on January 6, 2022 of 49 Starlink satellites, Group 4-5

Canadian telecommunications giant Rogers has announced that they are going to be working with two different satellite companies to offer direct satellite-to-smartphone coverage starting in 2024, according to a pair of press releases on April 26th. They’ll be partnering with both satellite telephony newcomer Lynk Global and SpaceX’s Starlink service to provide the coverage. 

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Elon Musk, SpaceX and becoming a multiplanetary species, and oh, the first crewed Starship mission sold

Elon Musk of SpaceX greets the crowd ahead of providing an update on Starship

SpaceX head Elon Musk took to the stage in Boca Chica, Texas on Thursday, Feb. 10 night. Standing underneath a spotlighted Starship atop a Super Heavy stack erected beside a launch tower and the now-recognizable “chopsticks” pincer arms—which had built the stack earlier—he laid out the anticipated future of Starship. Focusing on high-tempo “rapid reuse” launches, he provided a lot of vision but comparatively few …

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