Elon Musk confirms satellite plans, announcement '2


This weekend the Wall Street Journal published rumors linking everyman billionaire Elon Musk to an internet-via-satellite project and tonight he addressed those rumors. In a tweet Musk said his company Space X is 'in the early stages of developing advanced micro-satellites operating in large formations.' We'll have to wait for more details though, as he said an announcement is a couple of months away. The rumors suggested Musk is working with Greg Wyler, formerly of Google / O3b Networks and currently leading WorldVu, to launch a total of 700 satellites into space. The difference between their satellites and others in use would be the size of the fleet -- 10x the size of the largest currently in orbit -- and the size of the satellites, which would be much smaller than those currently used for communications. If it all comes together, expect to see states bidding (again) for the right to build Musk's next big thing, and takes on competition from Google and Facebook to extend the internet's reach from above.


[Photo credit: Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images]



SpaceX is still in the early stages of developing advanced micro-satellites operating in large formations. Announcement in 2 to 3 months.


- Elon Musk (@elonmusk) November 11, 2014

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