SoftBank-backed satellite startup OneWeb ready to take on Elon Musk's SpaceX

SoftBank-backed satellite startup OneWeb ready to take on Elon Musk's SpaceX

Image from OneWeb's website

Space is about to get even more crowded.

A venture backed by Japan’s SoftBank Group Corp. and British entrepreneur Richard Branson’s Virgin Group will send the first of around 600 satellites into the skies above French Guiana on Wednesday to bring broadband to remote regions.

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