The creation of a network of small, economical satellites that will provide connection to the Internet around the globe, is in his designs, famous for Tesla Motors and SpaceX, δισεκατομμυριούχου Έλον Μασκ, σύμφωνα με δημοσίευμα της Wall Street journal.
According to the WSJ, which cites sources familiar with the matter, Musk is working with Gregg Wyler, a veteran of the satellite industry and a former Google executive who has founded WorldVu Satellites Ltd. In talks with industry executives, Musk and Wyler are said to have discussed launching about 700 satellites, each weighing less than 110 kilograms—about half the size of the smallest telecommunications satellites in commercial use today. The "constellation" of these satellites would be 10 times larger than the largest "cluster" currently in existence, which is managed by Irirdium Communications.
The project is considered to face financial, technical and procedural obstacles, while it is estimated that the relevant project θα απαιτούσε για την ανάπτυξή του περίπου ένα δισ. δολάρια. Τα άτομα που μίλησαν στη WSJ επεσήμαναν ότι το εγχείρημα βρίσκεται ακόμα σε πολύ πρώιμο στάδιο, και ότι η συμμετοχή του Μασκ δεν είναι απόλυτα σίγουρη. Ωστόσο, ανέφεραν ότι οι Μασκ και Γουάιλερ εξετάζουν το ενδεχόμενο κατασκευής εργοστασίου για τους δορυφόρους, καθώε έχουν λάβει χώρα συζητήσεις με τοπικούς αξιωματούχους της Φλόριντα και του Κολοράντο.
WorldVu is reportedly looking for a partner in the satellite industry to provide expertise / expertise, while launching satellites is likely to take on SpaceX, sources said, although there is no agreement yet.
Source: naftemporiki.gr
