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> “if Amazon wasn't so up their own ass about not using Spacex rockets”

Amazons entire company model is to create businesses that it needs for itself 1st, and then sell the excess capacity.

Why change now by using SpaceX?



You're right, but they're currently at what looks from the outside to be at pretty severe risk of losing their FCC spectrum license, much requires them to have a certain number of satellites by a certain date.

That, compounded by the fact that "their" rocket company (blue origin) is well behind schedule, makes it seem a bit foolish. If they weren't Amazon, trying to spend their money on another Bezos business, their absolute refusal to launch even their demo/pathfinder sats on a spacex rocket would look a bit suicidal...


It might be too hard without the right team.




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