Internet in space: Polaris Dawn tests Starlink’s laser-powered project

In a groundbreaking leap for space technology, the Polaris Dawn mission successfully tested Starlink’s laser-powered internet in orbit. Astronauts aboard the mission in space accessed high-speed internet.

On September 12, Polaris Dawn made history with the first private spacewalk, followed by another groundbreaking feat in communications — sending a post on X (formerly Twitter) directly from orbit using SpaceX’s Starlink broadband satellites.