Elon Musk's starlink could find its way to Delta airlines' in-flight internet
Elon Musk's starlink could find its way to Delta airlines' in-flight internet
$Delta Air Lines(DAL.US)$ held discussions with $Tesla(TSLA.US)$ CEO Elon Musk-owned SpaceX for its Starlink satellite internet service, the Wall Street Journal reported on Monday, citing the airline CEO Ed Bastian.
$達美航空公司(DAL.US)$與……進行了討論$特斯拉(TSLA.US)$首席執行官伊隆 馬斯克-擁有SpaceX對於ITSStarLink《華爾街日報》週一援引該航空公司首席執行官的話報道，衞星互聯網服務邊緣 巴斯蒂安.
What Happened: The Atlanta, Georgia-based airline aims to introduce Starlink's high-speed, satellite-based wireless internet on its planes.
發生的事情：這家總部位於佐治亞州亞特蘭大的航空公司計劃在其飛機上引入Starlink的高速、基於衞星的無線互聯網。
The airline has also tested the offering. Bastian has in the past called for faster and free internet on flights. The airline ran a pilot program in 2019 offering free internet on some flights.
該航空公司也對這一服務進行了測試。巴斯蒂安過去曾呼籲在航班上更快、更自由地上網。該航空公司在2019年推出了一項試點計劃，在一些航班上提供免費互聯網。
Starlink beams down high-speed internet via satellites in orbit to Earth, especially to remote areas, including those ravaged by war or natural calamity.
StarLink通過軌道上的衞星向地球發射高速互聯網信號，特別是到偏遠地區，包括那些遭受戰爭或自然災害蹂躪的地區。
Why It Matters: Musk in June said SpaceX was in the process of getting the service certified with plane makers $Boeing(BA.US)$ and Airbus SE (OTC: EADSY), as they "serve the most number of people."
為什麼這很重要：馬斯克在6月份表示，SpaceX正在讓飛機制造商對這項服務進行認證$波音(BA.US)$和空中客車SE(場外交易代碼：EADSY)，因為它們“服務於最多的人”。
The billionaire entrepreneur had then revealed Starlink was being tested on $General Dynamics(GD.US)$ Gulfstream business jet.
這位億萬富翁企業家隨後透露，Starlink正在接受測試$通用動力(GD.US)$ 灣流公務機。
Starlink has plans to launch 4,425 satellites in orbit by 2024. SpaceX is known to have launched over 2,000 satellites.
StarLink計劃到2024年發射4425顆在軌衞星。眾所周知，SpaceX已經發射了2000多顆衞星。