Science
SpaceX Is Providing Satellite Internet Service to Towns Hit by Wildfires – PCMag AU
As SpaceX prepares to begin beta trials for Starlink, the service is already being put to use for residents in two Washington state towns hit by the wildfires.
(Credit: Washington Emergency Management)
Residents in Washington state recovering from the wildfires are remaining online, thanks to SpaceXs satellite broadband network.
The companys Starlink system has been supplying the emergency internet to residents in Malden, a town of about 200 people, where an estimated 80 percent of the homes have been destroyed by the wildfires.
On Monday, Washingtons Emergency Management Department tweeted a photo of a Starlink satellite terminal acting as a publi…
-
Noosa News20 hours agoProtest calls for shark net removal
-
General20 hours agoThree youths in police custody after fire at Ashley Youth Detention Centre in northern Tasmania
-
General6 hours agoAlleged Croydon Park gunman Artemios Mintzas charged with 25 offences
-
Noosa News22 hours agoNew playground equipment encourages children to learn through ‘risky play’