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Musk Gets Head Start on Bezos Launching SpaceX's Satellites
- Falcon 9 rocket poised to carry first 60 Starlink satellites
- Billionaires compete to bring broadband to under-served areas
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Elon Musk’s SpaceX has made a business out of launching satellites for commercial customers, NASA and the U.S. military.
On Thursday evening, the company will launch orbital objects of its own in a key step toward creating a space-based constellation that beams broadband to underserved areas across the globe. It’s a bet Musk is making along with fellow billionaire Jeff Bezos on bringing in revenue as an internet provider from outer space. Musk founded SpaceX in 2002 with a goal of colonizing Mars.