Industry roiled by space billionaires’ satellite plans

Though industry executives downplay the threat, they are adapting

22 August 2021 - 00:03 By Agency Staff

Plans by Elon Musk and Jeff Bezos to launch thousands of satellites are prompting an industry that is traditionally wary of mergers to prepare for consolidation...

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