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Blue has similar commercial demand from Amazon (it's easy to forget given Bezos' ownership, but they're actually separate companies).

• TheAlchemist 10mo ago
  Oh, wasn't aware that Amazon is launching something to space - what are they launching ?
  • dotnet00 10mo ago
    Their own internet megaconstellation, called Project Kuiper until earlier today when they renamed it to Project Leo. It's actually the current biggest commercial launch customer, Starlink is internal to SpaceX, but Kuiper/Leo has bought many launches with ULA, SpaceX and Arianespace (and Blue Origin, of course).
  • gnabgib 10mo ago
    Kuiper (now Leo): 2020 Amazon’s Project Kuiper is more than the company’s response to SpaceX (95 points, 126 comments) https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=24209940 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=24209940 2021 Amazon's Kuiper responds to SpaceX on FCC request (72 points, 86 comments) https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=26056670 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=26056670 2023 Amazon launches Project Kuiper satellite internet prototypes (75 poins, 73 comments) https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=37813711 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=37813711 2025 Amazon launches first Kuiper internet satellites in bid to take on Starlink (58 points, 69 comments) https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43827083 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43827083