Amazon Teams Up with SpaceX to Launch Satellites, Bypassing Jeff Bezos

Amazon has enlisted Elon Musk's SpaceX to launch its Project Kuiper satellite network, which aims to provide global broadband internet. The e-commerce giant has booked three Falcon 9 launches from SpaceX, adding to the 83 rocket launches it had already procured from Blue Origin, United Launch Alliance, and Arianespace. This move comes after Amazon was sued by a shareholder for not considering SpaceX as a launch provider. The company plans to deploy enough satellites for "early customer pilots" by the second half of 2024 and is required by US regulators to deploy half of the Kuiper network by 2026.