Another two batches of Starlink Satellites went up this last week, and the one on March 11, 2021 caught my eye because of the Sun.
How pretty is that?
They were more specific with this mornings Launch (3/14/2021) about the expansion of the Beta in Western Germany and the South Island of New Zealand. That course and they also expanding to additional parts of the UK.
They also mentioned two more counties in North Carolina that will be part of a pilot program to help students be able to access the internet for school at home.
Students in K-12 schools in Hyde and Swain counties in North Carolina soon will get satellite broadband as the latest of several SpaceX Starlink pilots.
“We’re excited to begin testing rural student home internet access with the SpaceX Starlink service. Many students live far from cellular or fiber networks. By using the Starlink service these remote students will soon have equal access to the educational resources of their peers who live in more densely populated areas,” Ray Zeisz, Friday Institute Technology Infrastructure Lab Director, said. “We will be conducting performance measurements and monitoring service reliability to ensure future state funding for rural broadband expansion includes all technology options that meet the requirements, in the most cost-effective manner.”
The quote above is from Governor Cooper's Press Office about the program.
This is an exciting time for rural broadband in this country, and it looks like other parts of the world as well. Thank you Starlink and SpaceX!
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