Google Joins SpaceX

For John, BLUF:  Space is the place.  Nothing to see here; just move along.

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Here is some good news, from Gizmoto—Google is investing (along with some others) about $1 Billion in Elon Musk's SpaceX Internet project.

Musk recently revealed some details about his as yet unnamed space internet project to Bloomberg.  A team of about 5o employees at the new SpaceX office in Seattle are working on a project that would use about 700 small satellites to provide internet access to the entire planet, with a strong focus on rural and developing areas.  SpaceX declined to comment on the plans and the Google investment in an email to Gizmodo.

Sure, I worry that Google is evil, but the idea of a free (or low cost) Internet, outside the control of the FCC and all the other global censors, appeals to me.

Regards  —  Cliff