You can sign up for Elon Musk’s Starlink that beams super-fast internet to your house – and it kicks off this summer
Elon Musk's SpaceX is getting closer to testing its Starlink satellite service.
The company has started asking people who previously expressed interest in the broadband internet for their addresses.
Potential testers who signed up for more information should have received a SpaceX email asking for their specific location.
Previously, they were only asked for their ZIP codes/postcodes.
The company needs this to work out who will be suitable for the testing process.
You can still sign up for information on Starlink via .
New sign-ups will also be asked for their address so they can be informed if a test is coming to their area.
For now, SpaceX is said to be looking to test its ultra-fast broadband in a private beta test this summer followed by a public beta test.
Reddit user Bubby4j reportedly Starlink’s website and found out several details.
According to that 'mined' information, the Starlink test program will begin in some northern US states, lower Canada and some rural communities in the Washington State area.
So if you happen to live there you could be in with a chance of testing out Starlink before anyone else.
Reddit user Bubby4j also claims that testers will be sent a special Starlink dish that they'll need to give a good view of the Northern Sky.
They should also get an FCC approved router and a mount.
Testers aren't expected to get a smooth internet experience at first as this will only be a trial and they reportedly won't be able to publicly tell people about the test.
However, they won't be paying for the internet trial apart from a very small fee to test the billing system.
What is Starlink?
SpaceX has been sending Starlink satellites into orbit since 2019.
Starlink is a controversial scheme that aims to beam Wi-Fi to people from space using a "mega constellation" of thousands of satellites.
“With performance that far surpasses that of traditional satellite internet ... Starlink will deliver high speed broadband internet to locations where access has been unreliable, expensive, or completely unavailable,” the official website explains.
The project is the brainchild of tech billionaire Elon Musk, whose California-based rocket firm SpaceX builds and operates the satellites.
More than 420 have been launched so far, with the network eventually set to reach 12,000, rising to as many as 42,000 in the future.
SpaceX sends its satellites up in batches of 60 at a time.
Each group is launched atop an unmanned Falcon 9 rocket built by SpaceX.
The solar-powered tech typically orbits around 340 miles above Earth.
How the probes will affect the night sky has caused some concern as they sit in a low orbit, so appear brighter than stars and planets.
However, SpaceX has been working to make the satellites less shiny and visible.
What is SpaceX?
Here's what you need to know...
SpaceX was founded by billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk who still has part ownership of the company with 54 per cent equity and 78 per cent voting control.
SpaceX is a private American aerospace manufacturer that is based in California.
It was founded in 2002 with the goal to build affordable rockets and enable the colonisation of Mars.
The manufacturer also aimed to reduce space transportation costs.
Since its creation, the firm has gained fame primarily as a pioneering rocket firm.
In 2008 it launched the first privately-funded liquid-propellant rocket to reach orbit and later became the first private company to launch an object into orbit around the sun.
The company has grown dramatically over its lifespan, from 160 employees in November 2005 to around 7,000 as of November 2019.
As of March 2018, SpaceX had over 100 launches on its manifest representing about $12billion (£9.24billion) in contract revenue.
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