Antarctica’s isolation is ending due to Starlink, the satellite constellation developed by Elon Musk’s company SpaceX. The seventh continent was a bleak, unconnected place, but now, people are keen to see what life is like there. Matty Jordan, a construction specialist at New Zealand’s Scott Base in Antarctica, has gained over a million followers on his social media channels, where he shares his life in Antarctica. Until recently, those who lived and worked on Antarctic bases had no hope of communicating so readily with the outside world. Starlink has brought high-speed broadband internet to Antarctica, ending its long history of disconnection. This development has transformed life on the ice, enabling scientific experiments, SOS signals, and global communication. The next-gen spacecraft will be able to beam service directly to smartphones.
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