Apple Magazine - USA - Issue 537 (2022-02-11)

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download speed is 100 Mb/s with latency as low
as 20 milliseconds, meaning it competes with
many iber and cable providers around the world,
ofering a superior level of service in the process.
However, users need to use a kit sold by SpaceX,
including a small satellite dish with a mounting
tripod, a wii router, cables, and a power supply.
The average cost of around $600 to set up and
$120 per month.


SPACEX VS NASA


Though the truth is that SpaceX and NASA
can work in harmony, their relationship does
not come without its challenges. And, when
you compare the work SpaceX has been doing
with its cutting-edge technology and ideas,
versus the Artemis program - a collaboration
between Nasa and Boeing to put astronauts
back on the Moon by 2024 - it’s clear to see
that private companies with their fundraising
options will come out on top. Indeed, the NASA
Artemis Moon landing project had many of
us very excited, but a range of failures due to
the bureaucracy of the organization and its
set-up means that it’s now been delayed by
many years. SpaceX, on the other hand, is agile
and can adapt to challenges and overcome
obstacles in a way that government-backed
organizations cannot.


Indeed, NASA had even selected SpaceX to
provide the human landing system for its moon
program, but work had stalled due to ongoing
disputes from competitor companies and
lawsuits. SpaceX has conirmed it will fulill its
Artemis contract using Starship, but with launch
dates being pushed back and ongoing lawsuits
and battles, there’s the possibility that the

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