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2017

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Spacex Satellite Constellations, Anju Babu, Kevin Camp, Wray Price Oct 2017

Spacex Satellite Constellations, Anju Babu, Kevin Camp, Wray Price

Engineering and Technology Management Student Projects

As of June 2017, only 51% of people worldwide have access to the internet. The goal of this project is to deploy the world's first global satellite internet service capable of servicing both internet backbone infrastructure and end consumers across the globe.

Founded in 2002 SpaceX has revolutionized the space launch industry, with the end goal of making Humans a multi planetary species. This effort requires significant funding resources, which has led to the pursuit of business opportunities beyond the launch market where SpaceX currently does the majority of its business. By providing global internet coverage, SpaceX stands to make …