Facebook, which previously refused to design and manufacture Aquila unmanned vehicles, did not abandon the initiative to provide Internet access to hard-to-reach corners of the Earth. The company confirmed that they are working on a new Internet satellite Athena ("Athena"), but they have nothing to say about this project yet.

The satellite industry is attracting increasing attention of private companies. For example, SpaceX Ilona Mask creates a satellite system Starlink, which involves the launching into orbit of several thousand satellites covering the whole Earth access to the broadband network. Start a grouping of low-orbit Internet satellites also want OneWeb, Space Norway and Telesat.

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