Starlink is one of the most anticipated and exciting projects right now. It has the potential to change how we view the internet and access it. The internet could finally be coming to the 21st century.

If you didn't already know, Starlink is a project of SpaceX where we will be able to get access to space-based internet. So, instead of the usual way of getting it through optical fibres, we will now direct a device to our skies and get internet. It's that simple.

Space-based internet is not a new concept. However, it hasn't been too viable up till now. Elon Musk-led SpaceX seems to have cracked the case and has already launched over 500 satellites that will beam the internet from the orbit.

In just a few years, the project has come a long way from being just a concept. Now, with the launch of the recent batch of satellites, the company has started a beta testing program.

Test The Future Of The Internet

Currently, there are more than 500 Starlink satellites orbiting our planet. SpaceX has been sending them in batches of about 60 satellites with each rocket launch. The ultimate goal is to have a whole constellation of more than 30,000 satellites that would cover the whole planet.

That is going to take some time. However, with the current 500 satellites, the company is now able to do some private testing. On its website, it has invited users to apply to become early adopters.

This should give the company valuable data to make their service even better. After the private beta is done, a public beta program will be launched in August later this year.

Ultimately, when the service is fully launched, you would just have to point a special device (described as a small UFO-like device on a stick by Musk) towards the sky and you would be able to access the internet.

SpaceX and Musk hope to generate a lot of revenue from Starlink which would go towards funding future manned missions to Mars.