SpaceX, Google and Virgin Revive Buzz Over Satellite Internet
By Alan Boyle

SEATTLE — SpaceX founder Elon Musk says he'll spend billions of dollars to make the Internet available via a constellation of 4,000 satellites — and use the revenue to build a city on Mars. Google is kicking in close to a billion dollars to support Musk's plan. And the Virgin Group's Richard Branson is joining in another multibillion-dollar venture to provide Internet access from space.
http://www.nbcnews.com/science/space/spacex-g...et-n289721

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