The Race to LEO – Low Earth Orbit

Some big names in business have lowered their sights when it comes to establishing space businesses—Low Earth Orbit (LEO), that is.  For example, Elon Musk’s Space X program has already launched 60 LEO satellites, with a suggested goal of as many as 12,000 that Musk calls Starlink. Not to be outdone, Jeff Bezos of Amazon fame, has plans to send several similar satellites into the orbit just above the earth’s atmosphere. And there are others.

Posted by Jeffrey Richmond

Mr. Richmond recently retired from the Aerospace industry as a technical writer and continues to write and research on a variety of topics including aviation and aerospace business. He spent a tour of duty as a pilot and instructor in the US Air Force, flew for a regional airline, and taught at two aviation universities. Jeff and his wife Peggy live in the country between Chattanooga and Nashville, Tennessee.

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