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minus-squarethreelonmusketeers@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·edit-229 days agoAmazon: The FCC says we have to launch half our constellation by next year. What rockets y’all got? SpaceX: We’ll sell you as many Falcon 9 launches as you want! Amazon: Haha, we wouldn’t buy launches from you unless our board forced us to! Any other offers? Blue Origin: We have New Glenn, but it isn’t ready yet. ULA: Best we can do is nine Atlas Vs. We have Vulcan too, but it isn’t ready yet. Arianespace: Oui oui, nous avons une fusée pour vous.
minus-squareburble@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkarrow-up4·29 days agoAmazon just bought another 10 Falcons. I wonder if that was to appease shareholders or the FCC.
Amazon: The FCC says we have to launch half our constellation by next year. What rockets y’all got?
SpaceX: We’ll sell you as many Falcon 9 launches as you want!
Amazon: Haha, we wouldn’t buy launches from you unless our board forced us to! Any other offers?
Blue Origin: We have New Glenn, but it isn’t ready yet.
ULA: Best we can do is nine Atlas Vs. We have Vulcan too, but it isn’t ready yet.
Arianespace: Oui oui, nous avons une fusée pour vous.
Amazon just bought another 10 Falcons. I wonder if that was to appease shareholders or the FCC.