Chasing SpaceX\, Amazon Seeks to Launch 3\,236 Internet Satellites

Jeff Bezos, chief executive officer of Amazon.com Inc. and founder of Blue Origin LLC, speaks during the 32nd Space Symposium in Colorado Springs. (Photographer: Matthew Staver/Bloomberg)

Chasing SpaceX, Amazon Seeks to Launch 3,236 Internet Satellites

(Bloomberg) -- Amazon.com Inc. asked for U.S. permission to launch 3,236 communications satellites, joining a new space race to offer internet service from low orbits and challenge the fleet planne...