#Project Kuiper

[spaceexp]

Atlas 5 launched first batch of Project Kuiper satellites

[flaremberts]

Second Time's a Charm...

After being away for the first launch of Amazon's Project Kuiper, we got to catch the second launch of the Atlas V rocket for ULA's Centaur this morning.

GO ATLAS! GO CENTAUR! GO KUIPER!

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[astronauticalaspirations]

Huh. Apparently Project Kuiper is finally getting close to launching operational satellites. Took them long enough.

[ennoticia]

Omar Fernández impulsa inversión de Amazon en RD

Omar Fernández se reúne con Amazon para atraer inversión a República Dominicana. El senador Omar Fernández, presidente de la Comisión de Dominicanos en el Exterior, se reunió con ejecutivos de Amazon para discutir la posibilidad de que la empresa invierta en República Dominicana a través de su proyecto Project Kuiper. Esta iniciativa busca proporcionar internet satelital rápido y asequible a…

[talkoftitusville]

Launch Report: ULA Launches Atlas V - Kuiper KA-01

Summer is nearly back on the Space Coast, with warm temperatures and a persistent threat of rain in the afternoon and evenings — typical weather here, and it will stay this way for several months. That being said, Atlas V was able to beat the weather last night and launched at the opening of its window, with liftoff at 7:01 PM ET after an apparently quiet countdown, save for some concerns about…

[nuadox]

Amazon is launching 27 low-Earth orbit satellites to rival Starlink and expand global internet

- By Nuadox Crew -

Amazon is set to launch 27 low-Earth orbit satellites this evening (April 9) as part of Project Kuiper, aiming to provide global satellite internet.

The launch, named "KA-01" or Kuiper Atlas 1, will take place at Cape Canaveral aboard a United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket, with a livestream available on the mission page and YouTube.

This marks a major milestone in Amazon’s $10 billion project, announced in 2019, which plans to deploy 3,200 satellites over 80 launches. The goal is to begin offering satellite internet services later this year, entering a market currently led by SpaceX’s Starlink, which has about 7,000 satellites in orbit.

The growing competition—including players like Viasat, Hughesnet, Eutelsat, and China's SpaceSail—could lead to improved, more affordable internet access in rural and underserved regions. Expert Mahdi Eslamimehr notes Amazon’s strong positioning through partnerships with major launch providers and its potential to rival Starlink.

Project Kuiper is seen not only as a competitive move but as a significant step toward bridging the global digital divide by extending high-speed internet worldwide.

April 11, 2025 update: The launch has been postponed indefinitely due to weather conditions.

April 24, 2025 update: The launch is now scheduled for April 28.

April 29, 2025 update: The launch occurred on April 28, around 7 p.m. ET.

Header image credit: Amazon, Fair Use.

Read more at CNET/MSN

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[ourwitching]

Amazon has successfully tested inter-satellite links between its two Project Kuiper prototypes in ...

[spaceflight-insider]

Amazon's Project Kuiper inks deal for 3 SpaceX Falcon 9 launches

Two prototype Project Kuiper satellites, encapsulated in a payload faring, are moved to the Atlas V launch pad for integration. In the future, these satellites will fly to orbit on Atlas V rockets as well as Vulcan, Blue Origin’s New Glenn, Arianespace’s Ariane 6, and now SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket. Credit: United Launch Alliance In a move to support the deployment of its low Earth orbit broadband…

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[pinnithin]

got tagged by @angelofthemornings for a last lines meme. in all honesty i haven’t written anything all summer, since rehab knocked my brain out of my skull for a good few months. i havent written sober in years and im kind of nervous to try, so the last thing i worked on was a fanfic for the apollo protection agency podcast, untouched since may and still unfinished.

He imagined Kuiper felt as compromised and humiliated as he did, which wouldn’t do - Fel wanted someone to judge him for it. He wanted someone to call him out, tell him he’d fucked up, that he’d crossed a line, that this wasn’t him. But aside from Auron’s disappointed, nonjudgmental glance, no one had, and that made it worse.

Kuiper must have detected the guilt on his face. “You’re wasting your energy,” he sighed, “worrying about what you should or should not have done.” He eyed him seriously, neither judgmental nor dismissive. “You have done what you’ve done. There is no undoing it.”

As Kuiper looked away, his paw twitched toward his jacket pocket, reaching for a cigarillo he knew he couldn’t light inside the cabin. “Every agent has a story like yours,” he went on, passing the gesture off as checking his side holster instead, “where someone paid with their life for a judgment call they made. There’s no absolving yourself by saying you were following orders. You chose to pull that trigger, and no one else did.” He turned his watchful gaze back on Fel, green eyes ringed with gold, his slitted pupils huge in the Tracer’s security lighting. “Justify it however you want. You don’t need more reasons to lose sleep.”

tagging @midcarder @reneethecyborg @annies-brainrot-corner @bytchysylvy @gods-of-erebus basically the whole bside crew who wants to share their writing, im forgetting your urls off the top of my head but i wanna see what youre working on

[spacenutspod]

Astronomy Daily | Space News: S04E80 In this thrilling episode of Astronomy Daily, host Anna guides you through the latest groundbreaking developments in space exploration and astronomical research. From the James Webb Space Telescope's insights on asteroids to Japan's innovative Mars landing technology, this episode is brimming with cosmic discoveries that will deepen your understanding of the universe. Highlights: - James Webb Space Telescope Observations: Dive into the fascinating findings from the JWST as it examines the near-Earth asteroid 2024 YR4. Discover how this mission not only provides critical data about the asteroid's size and thermal properties but also enhances our planetary defense strategies against potential threats. - Amazon's Project Kuiper Launch: Get ready for the launch of Amazon's first operational satellites as part of Project Kuiper. We explore the implications of this ambitious initiative to create a global broadband Internet constellation and its competition with other satellite networks. - Surprising Discoveries in Galactic Evolution: Uncover the shocking evidence that massive galaxies were already quiescent just 700 million years after the Big Bang. This revelation challenges existing cosmological models and reshapes our understanding of galaxy formation and evolution. - Japan's Innovative Mars Landing Technology: Learn about JAXA's new approach to Mars landings using inflatable decelerators, which could revolutionize how we deliver rovers to the Martian surface. This innovative technology promises to lower costs and enhance mission efficiency. - Understanding Martian Dust Storms: Explore new research revealing the triggers behind Mars's massive dust storms, which pose significant challenges for future exploration. This study aims to develop forecasting capabilities for Martian weather, crucial for the safety of future missions. For more cosmic updates, visit our website at astronomydaily.io. Join our community on social media by searching for #AstroDailyPod on Facebook, X, YouTubeMusic, TikTok, and our new Instagram account! Don’t forget to subscribe to the podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, iHeartRadio, or wherever you get your podcasts. Thank you for tuning in. This is Anna signing off. Until next time, keep looking up and stay curious about the wonders of our universe. 00:00 - Welcome to Astronomy Daily 01:05 - JWST asteroid observations 10:30 - Amazon's Project Kuiper launch 17:00 - Discoveries in galactic evolution 22:15 - Japan's Mars landing technology 27:30 - Martian dust storms research ✍️ Episode References James Webb Space Telescope Updates [NASA](https://www.nasa.gov) Project Kuiper Details [Amazon](https://www.amazon.com) Galactic Evolution Research [University of Geneva](https://www.unige.ch) JAXA Mars Exploration [JAXA](https://www.jaxa.jp/) Martian Dust Storms Study [University of Colorado Boulder](https://www.colorado.edu) Astronomy Daily [Astronomy Daily](http://www.astronomydaily.io/) Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/astronomy-daily-space-news--5648921/support.

[piratesexmachine420]

The whole "Send your remains into heliocentric orbit for several thousand real american dollars" bullshit drives me crazy. Your remains are gonna be in a heliocentric orbit no matter what you do -- that's where the Earth is. The remains of every human being who has every died (with the exception of Clyde Tombaugh) are orbiting the Sun -- because they're still in the damn solar system.

[kamalkafir-blog]

Principal Product Manager, Project Kuiper Capacity Traffic Management , Kuiper B2B Product Management

Job title: Principal Product Manager, Project Kuiper Capacity Traffic Management , Kuiper B2B Product Management Company: Amazon Job description: for Capacity Traffic Management of Project Kuiper will play a leading role in defining and implementing the quality of service…DESCRIPTION Project Kuiper is an initiative to increase global broadband access through a constellation… Expected salary:…

[naturalscientist]

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[thefirstknife]

Alright, so some parts of the community puzzle were solved and a website was revealed. Aion-archive. The puzzle isn't over but there's stuff to do on the website with some cool info and teasers. The rest of the puzzle is so far in the process of people inputting a million codes and figuring things out which I don't really understand and I'm only interested in the end lore results so I'll talk about what we can read so far.

First of all, Aion was mentioned in Vesper's Host as "The Aion Initiative" during the secret quest with the collectibles:

Vesper Station: I’ve got the archive of Dr. Bray’s published staff memos. Petabytes of data in the raw files. Rasputin. The Stoneworm protocols. The Aion Initiative. Soteria. I had siblings this whole time. And you never let me know.

Unclear how this connects to anything, but it was definitely some sort of project back in the Golden Age.

Playing around on the site can let you access a home button and then it lists some options to go through:

I'll put the rest under read more so people can play around by themselves without spoilers if they want and for length:

First of all, the missing numbers that are listed as alerts? You can still input them. So even though it says that 002, 004, 005, and 006 are missing, you can still select them and they give information. I'll drop all of them here and do some commentary because this is enrichment.

Input 001:

Very interesting! So "Aion" stands for "Apollo Intertemporal Observation Network," investigating time dilation and temporal anomalies that go beyond simple light-speed issues. I'm absolutely losing it immediately because this is incredibly cool in so many ways. The possibility that The Edge of Fate will involve some time travel shenanigans is exciting. Hoping for more Vex stuff for sure!

Input 002:

Obsessed. This is definitely why the whole thing was codenamed "Apollo" originally and some of our speculation about it was actually correct. Apollo, god of prophecy! Fascinated by the fact that this one aspect of Apollo was chosen as first description of him. Like, yeah, that part was incredibly important but Apollo was a god of many things. Either way, hello, I am going to be on the news.

Input 003:

Stuff about chess, which is interesting because this is how we got to the website in the first place. I feel like we're playing chess with some entity beyond our comprehension that deals with time travel. What even is going on in Destiny.

Input 004:

Not sure why this is mentioned, but it may have something to do with a later input. The Oort Cloud is a real thing (or at least a real theorised thing).

Input 005:

Unclear what this connects to at the moment.

Input 006:

Also unclear. "There is a place" is the same starter as the sentence in input 001: "There is a place where the numbers don't match." Referring to the temporal anomalies. I assume that's the same sentence?

Input 007:

Unclear. Some of this stuff might get fully cleared up once the puzzle is completed and these gaps are filled. If they are going to be filled at all. We're not sure what the end of the puzzle will do actually.

Input 008:

Interesting! This might explain the mention of the Oort Cloud? Trans-Neptunian objects are, also, a real thing and they exist in the space beyond Neptune from the Kuiper's Belt to the Oort Cloud. This text makes me also think of Nessus which is a similar object called a centaur that originally should've existed also around and beyond Neptune, but something messed with its orbit (presumably the Vex) and it was on collision course with the Exodus Black.

It's not unusual to consider a massive planetary object somewhere far out there that might be affecting the gravity and orbit of smaller objects, but it's interesting that this is a part of this whole text. Is the implication that we'll be discovering an unknown planet in the far reaches of the solar system? Bizarre because the teaser implied we're leaving the system entirely ("Kepler 15"), but also with the implied time travel shenanigans... who the hell knows. What are they cooking.

Input 009:

Unclear. No clue what this may be referring to. Hoping for more information as the puzzle gets closer to solving.

Input 010:

Also unclear. I assume that the red text is saying something along the line of "We made a mistake". Way too many gaps to know currently.

Input 011:

Interesting! The first bit lists actual dates. 29th April 2025 (Signal confirmation) is when the puzzle started this Tuesday reset. 4th May 1991 (listed as "odd") is the date of when Bungie was founded. 9th September 2014 obviously when Destiny released. One more is down there but without the year so if anyone wants to hunt down what happened on the 12th of April in any year in human history... have fun.

The second set lists a few things that can also be input into the computer. So 11101 etc. can be searched. Here's what they give:

And finally:

This bit is where the rest of the puzzle is currently happening, still with the in-game chess board if I understand correctly. People are inputting these codes which are codes you get from the chess board and then there's something going on with QR codes?? Which gives people some sort of string of letters to input into the computer and then they're compiling what works and what doesn't. This bit is unclear to me but it's also stuff that doesn't give any direct lore. I assume this all has to be sorted for the entire database to work properly and show all text.

And this is the last input, 012:

Not much to say here, lots of stuff still missing.

Exciting stuff going on! I love community puzzles and weird shenanigans going on and it's such a cool teaser for the showcase next week and the reveal about The Edge of Fate. Can't wait to see what all of this is about, especially if we're legit going to be having some time travel stuff and weird Golden Age projects and possibly going out of the solar system.

[talkoftitusville]

ULA Set To Launch Atlas V and Amazon Kuiper KA-01 This Evening

Atlas V in flight. Unlike a SpaceX Falcon 9, Atlas V leaves a contrail from liftoff to solid rocket booster separation. File photo.Charles Boyer / Talk of Titusville United Launch Alliance is set to launch and Atlas V 551 this evening from Space Launch Complex 41 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station. The launch window opens at 7:00 PM ET and closes again at 9:00 PM the same day. This will be…