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Elon Musk confirms Internet satellite plan
SpaceX CEO Elon Musk unveils SpaceX's new seven-seat Dragon V2 spacecraft, in Hawthorne, California on May 29, 2014. The High-tech entrepreneur has confirmed that he is working on a web of small, low-cost satellites that could provide wireless Internet around the world. PHOTO | AFP
What you need to know:
- The satellites would be smaller, more affordable, and more widely deployed than those currently in use commercially.
- SpaceX's unmanned Dragon spacecraft splashed down in the Pacific Ocean in October carrying a heavy load of NASA cargo and scientific samples from the International Space Station that experts hope could yield significant results.
- NASA lost its ability to reach the space station alone when the shuttle program ended in 2011 after 30 years.
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High-tech entrepreneur Elon Musk confirmed that he is working on a web of small, low-cost satellites that could provide wireless Internet around the world.
