Space X Launch

How to Get WiFi From Space

Get a Front Row Seat 1st Dec 2025 @ 5am

Last year, after yet another disastrous broadband outage mid-lesson, I realised I’d reached my limit. As an online tutor, reliable internet isn’t a luxury — it’s oxygen. Unfortunately, the ageing broadband cables under my street seemed to enjoy taking surprise holidays. Dropped calls, frozen screens, “sorry, your tutor has left the meeting”… I’d had enough.

So I did something a little unconventional.
I got WiFi from space. 🚀

Yes — I installed a Starlink satellite dish, and from that moment on, my internet started coming from orbit instead of the crumbling infrastructure under the pavement. The difference was instant: smoother lessons, stable connections, and zero drama. Space-powered internet is surprisingly down-to-earth.

Why Space WiFi Is Becoming the New Normal

What once sounded like sci-fi is now turning into everyday technology. Space-based internet isn’t just for remote scientists, polar explorers, or people living in the middle of forests. It’s becoming a mainstream solution to a very grounded problem: unreliable broadband.

Thousands of satellites now orbit Earth, forming constellations that beam internet straight to homes, businesses, schools, farms — anywhere with a view of the sky. And more are coming.

This isn’t just about faster streaming or better Zoom calls.
It marks the beginning of something much bigger:
the rise of space as a fully functioning commercial industry.

Communication, navigation, earth observation, data, energy, even manufacturing — industries are moving upward, literally. Space is becoming the new economic frontier, and WiFi from orbit is just the start.

A Front-Row Seat to the Future: Watching Space Business Launch 1st Dec 2025

To see this future in action, I’ll be tuning in this Monday to watch another batch of Starlink satellites launch aboard SpaceX’s Falcon 9. A routine rocket launch used to be a spectacle reserved for special occasions — now it’s part of the weekly flow of global business.

If you’re awake at 5am, join me in watching it live.
If you’re up around 8am, you might even catch the first stage landing itself back on Earth — a technological party trick that still feels like magic.

Here’s the link to watch the launch live:
https://www.spacex.com/launches/sl-6-86