Elon Musk’s Quest to Own the Stars Charting the rise and revolutionary promise of Starlink, the billionaire’s satellite internet company.

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   Context for this @sundogplanets post

   In Jan 2022, #SpaceX owned and operated 1,655 satellites (“more than a third of the total satellites in orbit”).
   https://dewesoft.com/blog/every-satellite-orbiting-earth-and-who-owns-them

   Aug 2023, NYT
   SpaceX has “about 4,500” satellites. “So one company, I mean, one man, in fact, is responsible for 50 percent of the satellites in space”
   https://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/09/podcasts/the-daily/elon-musk-starlink-space.html

   “The company is the only U.S. entity currently able to send astronauts to orbit”
   https://www.axios.com/2023/09/05/spacex-dominance-space-industry

   #Musk