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May 5 2021 12:22PM

Anticipates no technical problems meeting the demand.

Starlink satellite internet service gets 500,000 preorders

SpaceX has received more than 500,000 preorders for its Starlink satellite internet service and anticipates no technical problems meeting the demand, founder Elon Musk said. "Only limitation is high density of users in urban areas," Musk tweeted, responding to a post from a CNBC ...

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