Amazon's Project Kuiper will directly compete with SpaceX's Starlink.

The space race between Elon Musk and Jeff Bezos is heating up, with Amazon unveiling plans to launch internet satellites that would directly compete with SpaceX's "Starlink" service.

Amazon said it will partner with three companies to conduct as many as 83 launches over a five-year period to facilitate "Project Kuiper." The service will purportedly offer fast, low-cost internet access to underserved communities around the world – the same goal SpaceX has set for Starlink.

Of the 83 total launches, United Launch Alliance, a joint venture between Lockheed Martin and Boeing, will conduct 38; European firm Arianespace will conduct 18; and Bezos' private space firm Blue Origin will conduct at least 12, with an option for up to 15 more as needed.