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Astranis, a satellite internet startup based in San Francisco, said Wednesday that its first spacecraft completed a milestone test and will start bringing broadband access to rural Alaskans as soon as mid-June. It’s a major step for the company, which was founded in 2015 by John Gedmark and Ryan McLinko. By taking a first principles […]
Memcyco raises $10M to protect businesses from brandjacking 
Hello and welcome back to Max Q. It was a big week for private spaceflight. As usual, send feedback, comments and tips to [email protected] You also can catch me on Twitter at @breadfrom. In this issue: Axiom Space’s first mission heads to the ISS Astranis purchases a dedicated Falcon 9 flight A week with founder […]
San Francisco-based startup Astranis has purchased a dedicated launch on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket, eschewing the less expensive “ride-share” model favored by new space companies for an exclusive mission that Astranis says will put its package of four communications satellites closer to their target orbit in a much faster amount of time. “We’re actually […]