Amazon Hires Former SpaceX Exec For Project Kuiper

Amazon is preparing to launch its new constellation of satellites with the help of former SpaceX staff, CNBC reports. Last week Geekwire spotted Amazon's ambitious new project to bring high-speed broadband to remote parts of the globe in multiple public filings.

The plans to launch a constellation of 3,236 satellites is called "Project Kuiper," and was confirmed to Business Insider in an email from Amazon last week.