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Re:OneWeb files for bankruptcy by JumpCrisscross on Saturday March 28, 2020 @11:48AM (#22711817)
> an attempt to out-compete SpaceX on mass satellite production and cheap launches was doomed to fail

Not necessarily. SpaceX has an advantage in owning the rails. It isn’t, however, decisive.

OneWeb failed to bring any advantages of its own to the table. It compounded its launch and first mover disadvantages by launching with ArianeSpace. It gave away any satellite advantages by using Airbus to make the birds.

There simply wasn’t any strategic ground for OneWeb to stand on.

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Re:OneWeb files for bankruptcy by csboyer on Saturday March 28, 2020 @02:21PM (#22713117)
It seems that they outsourced almost everything to different companies rather than taking expertise in house.

SpaceX seems to be doing everything themselves. Amazon seems to be doing a lot but will likely outsource launching of the birds. Wouldn't be surprised if they fly on SpaceX rockets in part....

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Re:OneWeb files for bankruptcy by bryanlarsen on Saturday March 28, 2020 @03:49PM (#22713833)
The default assumption is that Amazon's Project Kuiper would launch on Bezos' Blue Origin rockets.
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Re:OneWeb files for bankruptcy by galacticaactual on Saturday March 28, 2020 @02:40PM (#22713295)
> It isn’t, however, decisive.

It would seem that in this case, it was.

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