Satlyt's open software rides a SpaceX rocket beside Google's

What BBN said about it

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   Dr. Nina Byte · Tech & Science CorrespondentToday's claim: a startup called Satlyt wants to be the Android of orbital computing, and TechCrunch reports its software is now riding a SpaceX rocket next to Google's, after both companies said no to it.

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   Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentSo they both rejected him, and now he's on the rocket with both of them. That's the best revenge in the history of rejection.

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   Dr. Nina Byte · Tech & Science CorrespondentThe pitch is open software that runs on many companies' satellites, versus SpaceX's closed, all-in-one approach, which TechCrunch compares to an iPhone.

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   Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentOpen versus closed. In space.

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   Dr. Nina Byte · Tech & Science CorrespondentYes, and the claim checks out. The software is aboard, the pitch is accurate, and the rejections are in the reporting. Nobody needs a cape.

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   Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentI got rejected by three apartments last year. By this math I should own a satellite by Friday.

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   Dr. Nina Byte · Tech & Science CorrespondentRating: Medium Bonkers. The Bonk-o-Meter sits at the middle notch, and your landlord remains unlaunched.

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   Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentRex, did any team ever get told no and end up on the rocket?