Loon’s final flight

Re:Loon’s final flight by omarforgotpwd on Friday January 22, 2021 @01:16AM (#25868937)

Starlink made this obsolete before it launched

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Re:Loon’s final flight by solarkraft on Friday January 22, 2021 @01:55AM (#25869150)

But Loon launched in 2013 and Starlink in 2018 (?).

In a world in which satellites stayed very expensive I could imagine it being a bit more successful.

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Re:Loon’s final flight by rasz on Friday January 22, 2021 @01:12PM (#25874319)

Technology was already in use in 2004 (Space Data), and Loon started in 2008 when Google decided to "borrow" it.

https://www.wired.com/story/the-lawsuit-that-could-pop-alpha...

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Re:Loon’s final flight by hckrnrd on Friday January 22, 2021 @02:00AM (#25869185)

While SpaceX is in the news, there’s also the Amazon LEO initiative: Project Kuiper. They’ve received FCC approval and have access to Blue Origin rockets to launch.

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Re:Loon’s final flight by omarforgotpwd on Friday January 22, 2021 @03:01AM (#25869494)

Sure, there's lots of satellite internet services. most of them have failed to become financially viable

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