Amazon Kuiper Network Grows To 102 Spacecraft

Kuiper launch
Credit: SpaceX
Amazon’s fledging broadband satellite constellation has surpassed 100 spacecraft following the launch of another batch of Kuiper spacecraft on Aug. 11. Following four delays due to technical and weather-related issues, a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket lifted off at 8:35 a.m. EDT from Cape Canaveral SFS...
Irene Klotz

Irene Klotz is Senior Space Editor for Aviation Week, based in Cape Canaveral. Before joining Aviation Week in 2017, Irene spent 25 years as a wire service reporter covering human and robotic spaceflight, commercial space, astronomy, science and technology for Reuters and United Press International.

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