Amazon signs multibillion-dollar launch contracts for Project Kuiper
Through Project Kuiper, Amazon has planned to build a network of 3,236 satellites to provide high-speed internet around the globe.
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Through Project Kuiper, Amazon has planned to build a network of 3,236 satellites to provide high-speed internet around the globe.
There is a five-year ordering period and a maximum total value of $300m across all contracts.
Before joining Blue Origin, Mowry was the longtime head of Arianespace Inc., the US subsidiary of Arianespace.
These awards are part of NASAs plans to transition from the ageing International Space Station to commercial space stations, which will be available to both government and private-sector customers.
Al Qubaisi explores closer cooperation in spaceflight technology, investment, scientific research, exploratory missions, and knowledge sharing with global partners at the event.
For the first time, the IAC will open its doors to the global space community in an Arab country since its establishment in 1950.
The contracts are part of NASA's Artemis programme, which aims to send astronauts back to the moon by 2024.
NASA in April awarded SpaceX with a sole $2.89bn contract to build the next crewed lunar lander under its Human Landing Systems programme.
