Amazon is set to launch its first two test satellites this week as part of the Kuiper Project. The company aims to challenge SpaceX’s Starlink with a strong network of its own satellites. The launch will happen in Florida using an Atlas V rocket from United Launch Alliance. This event will be Kuiper’s first flight […]
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