Elon Musk's Starlink now providing internet to Native American Tribe in remote area

Elon Musk’s Starlink internet project has reportedly started providing internet connection to a Native American tribe after latter connected to web of satellites. As reported by Independent, Hob Tribe in Washington State has started using Starlink’s high-speed broband which has also enabled learning in remote areas and telehealth communications for first time, amid COVID-19 pandemic. 

media outlet quoted vice-chairman of Hoh Tribe, Melvinjohn Ashue ackwledging that y’re “very remote”. Crediting Elon Musk’s X project to have ‘catapulted’ m into 21st century, he ted that for last eight years, tribe h been trying to get internet but reached where. Currently, re are nearly 800 Starlink satellites in low-Earth orbit, and it offers internet connectivity to rrn areas of United States and Cana. Eventually, X aims at launching tens of thousands of more such satellites for “near-global cover of populated world by 2021.”

Starlink is reportedly Elon Musk's dream project with a target of a massive constellation of as many as 12,000 satellites into . As project continues to expand, X has ramped up its lift-offs by launching 60 satellites in after every 14 days. Even though current plan is to deploy around 12,000 such satellites in , company has stated that ultimate goal is to take same number up to 42,000. X is also sending out invitations to people who are interested in potential low-cost internet service to apply for receiving updates on Starlink news and beta availability.

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$23 million ‘ toilet’

Meanwhile, While X’s Starlink is bettering remote life on Earth, NASA launched a ‘ toilet’ to enhance life on International Station (ISS). Recently, NASA launched a craft with nearly 8,000 pounds of scientific investigations, techlogy demonstrations, commercial products along with cargo that includes research on cancer treatments and a “new toilet”. A rthrop Grumman Cygnus resupply craft blasted off from NASA’s Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia at 9:16 PM EDT on Friday, October 2. It reached International Station (ISS) around 5:20 AM EDT on Monday, October 5. 

Expected to remain at ISS until mid-December,   toilet for astronauts on Cygnus cargo ship is an up-gration from current facility in . new female-friendly dition would help organisation in preparing for its future missions to Mars and Moon and reportedly costs $23 million.

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