For decades, humanity has pushed against the limits of nature, from dominating the land and sea to reaching beyond our atmosphere. Now, a new space race is unfolding since Amazon launched a fleet of satellites aimed at delivering global internet coverage. While this marks a major milestone for Amazon’s Kuiper project, it enters a sky already crowded by SpaceX’s Starlink, setting the stage for a new era of orbital connectivity and corporate rivalry.
Click through the gallery to see how this leap into space could reshape life on Earth and the competition for the skies.