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Amazon to pay Musk’s SpaceX for Starlink rival Venture Kuiper launches
Amazon founder Jeff Bezos and Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk. Bezos: Michael M. Santiago—Getty Pictures; Musk: Nathan Laine—Getty Pictures Amazon founder Jeff Bezos and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk have an extended