
SpaceX competitor Lynk testing 5G cell phone service from space
The experimental payload will launch on Lynk's second commercial satellite in December and will be tested with an undisclosed mobile partner.
Hawthorne, Calif.-based Space Exploration Technologies (SpaceX) is a commercial company aiming to launch cargo, and eventually people, to low-Earth orbit. The firm is developing its Dragon capsule and Falcon 9 booster under contracts from NASA's Commercial Crew Development (CCDev) program and its Commercial Orbital Transportation Services (COTS) program.
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