Will cover the internet from space to Mars
The entire project takes 15 years to complete and the total cost is about 10 to 15 billion USD.
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That is the plan proposed by billionaire Elon Musk, to bring a high-speed internet system to the entire planet, from Earth, air to Mars.
Under this plan, they will launch hundreds of satellites into orbit around the Earth at a distance of 750 miles, closer than the 22,000 miles of current communication satellites.
Billionaire Elon Musk with the ambition of covering the Internet on space and Mars.
In addition to wide-area internet coverage, this solution also promises to bring faster Internet access to about 3 billion people around the world who are using slow internet, reporter Ashlee Vance of Bloomberg Businessweek comment.
"We focus on creating a larger global communications system than anything said before," Musk told Vance journalists.
The plan is still on paper now, it is expected that the first system will take 5 years to build, and the entire project takes up to 15 years. The total investment amount can reach 10 to 15 billion USD. However, after completion, the proceeds from the business will be devoted to exploring Mars.
"Mars has a communication system that is very important , " Musk said. "I think this needs to be done, and I have not seen anyone else do it."
Previously, Google announced plans to cover the global internet with solar-powered hot air balloons, but is still limited to the Earth. Now Musk's statement is considered more daring when it comes to space and Mars.
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