SpaceX just launched two test satellites, Tintin A and Tintin B, which the company and its head Elon Musk hope will be the beginning of a space-based broadband network dubbed Starlink. Both launched on a SpaceX Falcon9 rocket and were orbited successfully. “First two Starlink demo satellites, called Tintin A & B, deployed and communicating to Earth stations,” Musk said in a tweet. Starlink is still far from operational, but these tests prove that SpaceX can likely field the required satellite constellation to provide global internet. During the launch, SpaceX also attempted (unsuccessfully) to recover the nose cone via a boat with a net, missing just barely.
Projects like Musk’s Starlink are connecting the world more each day, oftentimes for the better. At the same time, as technology advances, so too do threats it can be misused. To that end, the Boston Global Forum – Michael Dukakis Institute has published the Ethics Code of Conduct for Cyber Peace and Security (ECCC). BGF, MDI, and AIWS are dedicated to engaging technology and policy leaders in order to create responsible concepts and guidelines to minimize risks and ensure the Digital Age benefits everyone.