Originally Posted by immolated

https://x.com/davill/status/2046283237887218141

https://techcrunch.com/2026/04/19/bl...-third-launch/

TLDR: As of yesterday, Amazon's second stage rocket failed to reach orbit and the satellite is breaking up uncontrolled over land.

It's stating the obvious again that we should've gone with Starlink, established and proven, politics aside. Future promises means nothing especially in the space industry.

If you think otherwise, I have a supersonic commercial airliner to sell you that will be ready in 2024! (I promise).


On another note, the prelim on the 330 extreme turbulence event was just published in Comply this week. It has a whole page discussing Viasat connectivity and the crew's wi-fi. Obviously can't post details here but make your own conclusions.