SpaceX lands first Starlink aviation deal with Texas startup JSX
Elon Musk’s Starlink satellite-based internet service has landed its first aviation customer in a deal with startup JSX, which plans to offer the SpaceX unit’s wi-fi to passengers in its first deal with an airline.
JSX, a Dallas-based startup that caters to upscale travelers, said Thursday it will equip its fleet of Embraer SA 145 jets with Space Exploration Technologies Corp.’s new high-speed satellite service from Starlink, and offer it for no additional charge. Terms of the deal were not disclosed.
The first flights are expected later in 2022, although the two private companies are working to certify, test and outfit the jets, JSX said.
(AP) From algae farming to producing a sort of artificial limestone, ideas for reducing greenhouse gas in the atmosphere are getting a funding boost from famed entrepreneur Elon Musk.
The Tesla electric vehicle and SpaceX rocket company developer is bankrolling a USD 100 million XPRIZE Carbon Removal competition for the most promising ways to reduce atmospheric carbon dioxide by grabbing the gas right out of the air.
The 15 early-phase “milestone round” winners were announced Friday and each will get USD 1 million, a welcome boost for the teams to carry on with and scale up their work.
“What we've said is you haven't given us a million bucks; what you've done is catalyzed investment in this technology,” said Mike Kelland, CEO of Planetary Technologies, a milestone winner that seeks to increase the ocean's ability to absorb carbon dioxide by controlling the rising acidity of seawater.
The milestone winners aren't necessarily ahead or favoured for the USD 80 million in final prize money that will be awarded in three years. Until December 1, 2023, anyone can still jump in the contest, which was
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