Amazon to Launch First Project Kuiper Internet Satellites: What to Know NYT | Top Stories By: Kenneth Chang and Karen Weise 10 April 2025 at 05:04 The spacecraft are the online giant’s entry into beaming wireless service from space, but the company has much to do before it can compete with SpaceX’s Starlink. © United Launch AllianceUnited Launch Alliance’s Atlas V booster being prepared for the Kuiper 1 mission at Cape Canaveral, Fla.