Amazon calls on FCC to reject SpaceX’s revised second-gen Starlink plan

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Space News by Jason Rainbow — August 26, 2021

COLORADO SPRINGS — Amazon is urging the Federal Communications Commission to dismiss SpaceX’s revised plans for its second-generation Starlink constellation, saying they are too broad and speculative.

SpaceX proposed two potential configurations for nearly 30,000 follow-on satellites Aug. 18, which Amazon said breaks FCC rules that require details of a proposed amendment to be settled before filing such an application.

SpaceX intends to proceed with just one of the options, but Amazon said filing for two also doubles the technical effort that operators face to review interference and orbital debris concerns.

More: https://spacenews.com/amazon-calls-on-fcc-to-reject-spacexs-revised-second-gen-starlink-plan/

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Elon Musk says Jeff Bezos 'retired to pursue a full-time job filing lawsuits against SpaceX' after Amazon protested a Starlink expansion

Insider by Kate Duffy 8/27/2021

https://www.businessinsider.com/elon-musk-jeff-bezos-spacex-blue-origin-feud-lawsuit-kuiper-2021-8

•   Elon Musk said Jeff Bezos "retired to pursue a full-time job filing lawsuits against SpaceX."

•   His tweet came after Amazon's Kuiper filed an FCC protest letter about SpaceX's Starlink network.

•   Bezos, Amazon's founder and executive chairman, stepped down as CEO in July.

Elon Musk on Friday took a jab at Jeff Bezos after an Amazon subsidiary protested SpaceX's plans for more Starlink satellites.

Musk, SpaceX's CEO, tweeted that Bezos, Amazon's founder and executive chairman, had "retired in order to pursue a full-time job filing lawsuits against SpaceX."

Musk misspelled Bezos' name as "Besos."

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Turns out Besos retired in order to pursue a full-time job filing lawsuits against SpaceX …

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Rich boys and their toys.