The first two satellites of the project will be launched next year.
It won't be easy to get them into space, so the company isn't ruling out asking the company for help.
Dave Limp, senior VP for devices and services at Amazon, told The Washington Post that they would be crazy not to contract with them.
It's in line with Amazon's original plans back in late 2020. Give us a call if you know someone who has a rocket
When it comes to Amazon's biggest competition in space, the picture has changed a lot. There were less than 1,000 Starlink satellites launched in 2020.
More than 3,500 have been launched and Starlink internet service has been offered in a number of countries.
Amazon hasn't gotten close to the launch pad. There is a new satellite development facility in Washington state.
It'll be interesting to see if Amazon will use SpaceX for help to get its satellite constellation into space, or if it will use another company.
Several times, the two companies have clashed. Bezos lashed out at the FCC for holding Musk's company to different rules.
Musk took shots at Bezos. It doesn't serve the public to penalize Starlink for an Amazon satellite system that is at best several years away from operation, according to Musk.
In one instance, Musk suggested to zap Bezos with our space lasers, and in another, he accused Bezos of being impotent.
The two companies and their CEOs are not the best of friends, so any launch partnership is sure to be complex.
Amazon wants to give the world with broadband access.
There is more on the project.
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