Elon Musk warns Ukraine that SpaceX Starlink communication system could be easy target for Russia
2 years, 9 months ago

Elon Musk warns Ukraine that SpaceX Starlink communication system could be easy target for Russia

The Independent  

Sign up to our free weekly IndyTech newsletter delivered straight to your inbox Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy SpaceX chief Elon Mush has warned that the company’s Starlink satellite internet communication system active in Ukraine could run a “high” risk of becoming an easy target for invading Russian forces. After Ukraine’s vice prime minister Mykhailo Fedorov urged Mr Musk last week to help them out, the SpaceX chief tweeted on Saturday that Starlink service was made active in Ukraine with “more terminals en route.” Users on the ground could access broadband signals beamed back to earth using a kit sold by SpaceX, and Mr Fedorov took to Twitter to thank the SpaceX boss for the quick action. The SpaceX chief also advised users in Ukraine to turn on Starlink “only when needed,” and “place antenna away as far away from people as possible.” Responding to a Twitter user’s query, Mr Musk also cautioned on Friday that Starlink could be under the threat of a cyberattack from Russia, adding that it was “Game on,” to prevent such an attack on the satellite communication system. While in early phases of war, with disrupted internet, satellite internet may feel like a saviour, Mr Scott-Railton, who studies connectivity in conflicts, said it quickly introduces “very real, deadly new vulnerabilities.” “If Putin controls the air above Ukraine, users’ uplink transmissions become beacons.

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Is Musk's explanation on Manipur Starlink seizure good enough? We examine
6 days, 2 hours ago

Is Musk's explanation on Manipur Starlink seizure good enough? We examine

India Today  

The seizure of Starlink’s satellite-based internet devices in strife-torn Manipur has raised security concerns and numerous questions. Is Starlink owner Elon Musk’s explanation of Starlink's seizure from militants good enough? On December 16, the Spear Corps of the Indian Army posted on X a photo showing a Starlink kit among guns, bombs, and ammunition seized during a search operation in …

What is Russia’s Kalinka monitoring system, making Elon Musk, Ukraine wary?
1 week ago

What is Russia’s Kalinka monitoring system, making Elon Musk, Ukraine wary?

Firstpost  

The Kalinka system was developed by Russia’s Center for Unmanned Systems and Technologies. It is designed to locate signals from satellite systems like Starlink, which has proved invaluable to Ukraine during its war with Russia, as well as detect enemy drones A Ukrainian serviceman of 47th brigade prepares a Starlink satellite internet systems at his positions at a front line. …

Elon Musk's Starlink helped smugglers in Andaman's massive drug haul: All about it
3 weeks, 6 days ago

Elon Musk's Starlink helped smugglers in Andaman's massive drug haul: All about it

India Today  

An investigation into the largest drug haul of 6,000 kg of methamphetamine in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands has revealed that Myanmarese smugglers were using Starlink satellite internet service to navigate through the sea. Starlink aims to provide high-speed internet services globally using a constellation of satellites. Unlike traditional internet providers that rely on physical infrastructure, such as fiber optic …

Elon Musk Was Part Of Phone Call Between Trump, Zelenskyy: Report
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1 month, 2 weeks ago

Elon Musk Was Part Of Phone Call Between Trump, Zelenskyy: Report

ABP News  

Tech billionaire Elon Musk was part of a call between US President-elect Donald Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, the day after the presidential election, reported Axios quoting a source with knowledge of the situation. The Republican President-elect put the call on speaker and Zelenskyy thanked Musk for his help with providing communications through Starlink to Ukraine in the ongoing …

Starlink: The Key to Ukraine's Military Victory
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Starlink: The Key to Ukraine's Military Victory

Hindustan Times  

Elon Musk has issued a clarification regarding media reports claiming that he supports Russia in its war against Ukraine. Musk stated that Starlink is the backbone of Ukrainian military communications, and its existence has prevented Russia from taking control of the country on day one of the conflict. He also highlighted that extending military support to Ukraine would have posed …

Australia is building a telecoms network that relies on Starlink and Elon Musk's goodwill
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Australia is building a telecoms network that relies on Starlink and Elon Musk's goodwill

ABC  

Since launching in Australia in 2021, Elon Musk's Starlink satellite internet service has become an indispensable part of the national telecoms network. "If Starlink is in a working commercial arrangement with an Australian operator to operate ground infrastructure that obligation ultimately rests with the infrastructure owner," Mr Coleman says. The Department of Home Affairs told the ABC it "acknowledges Starlink's …

Elon Musk has been in regular contact with Putin since 2022, report says
1 month, 4 weeks ago

Elon Musk has been in regular contact with Putin since 2022, report says

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Please enter a valid email address Please enter a valid email address SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov confirmed one telephone call …

Elon Musk wants to send 30,000 more Starlink satellites into space - and it has astronomers worried
2 months ago

Elon Musk wants to send 30,000 more Starlink satellites into space - and it has astronomers worried

The Independent  

Sign up to our free weekly IndyTech newsletter delivered straight to your inbox Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Elon Musk’s SpaceX is once again asking for approval to send up nearly …

Russia illegally using Starlink satellites to advance in Ukraine
2 months, 1 week ago

Russia illegally using Starlink satellites to advance in Ukraine

The Independent  

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Elon Musk’s monopoly on space is alarming internet advocates and astronomers
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Elon Musk’s monopoly on space is alarming internet advocates and astronomers

The Independent  

On Thursday morning, a reusable rocket on its 15th flight lifted off from Cape Canaveral on a mission that has become so routine that only local news outlets bothered to cover the event. Shortly after the Falcon 9 rocket touched back down, SpaceX boss Elon Musk posted to his social media platform X: “Starlink now constitutes roughly two-thirds of all …

Keir Starmer appears to bury the hatchet with Elon Musk, bringing Starlink internet into Downing Street
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Keir Starmer appears to bury the hatchet with Elon Musk, bringing Starlink internet into Downing Street

Daily Mail  

The wifi at No 10 must be really bad. Despite a public spat with Elon Musk on his X social media platform, Sir Keir Starmer appears to have buried the hatchet between him and the tech tycoon as he took delivery of a Starlink internet system yesterday. Starlink, owned by Mr Musk's SpaceX rocket company, allows people anywhere in the …

Elon Musk now controls two thirds of all active satellites
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Elon Musk now controls two thirds of all active satellites

The Independent  

Sign up to our free weekly IndyTech newsletter delivered straight to your inbox Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Elon Musk now controls nearly two thirds of all active satellites orbiting Earth …

Musk’s Starlink cracks down on growing black market
8 months, 1 week ago

Musk’s Starlink cracks down on growing black market

Live Mint  

Elon Musk’s SpaceX has begun a crackdown on users who are connecting to its Starlink high-speed internet service from countries where it hasn’t been authorized—taking steps to close an expanding black market for the company’s satellite kits highlighted by a recent Wall Street Journal investigation. “The availability of our Mobile Service Plans is contingent upon various factors, including regulatory approvals," …

The black market that delivers Elon Musk’s Starlinks to US foes
8 months, 2 weeks ago

The black market that delivers Elon Musk’s Starlinks to US foes

Live Mint  

A salesman at Moscow-based online retailer shopozz.ru has supplemented his usual business of peddling vacuum cleaners and dashboard phone mounts by selling dozens of Starlink internet terminals that wound up with Russians on the front lines in Ukraine. Although Russia has banned the use of Starlink, the satellite-internet service developed by Elon Musk’s SpaceX, middlemen have proliferated in recent months …

Russia warns US against using SpaceX for spying
9 months ago

Russia warns US against using SpaceX for spying

Al Jazeera  

Russia says plans by US intelligence to use SpaceX to build spy satellites causes risks for space security. Russia has said it is aware of US intelligence efforts to use commercial satellite operators such as SpaceX and has cautioned that such moves made their satellites legitimate targets. The Reuters news agency reported this month that SpaceX is building a network …

Elon Musk denies selling Starlink to Russia after Ukraine claims use in war
10 months, 1 week ago

Elon Musk denies selling Starlink to Russia after Ukraine claims use in war

Al Jazeera  

Moscow says SpaceX’s internet service ‘cannot be officially used here in any way’. Elon Musk has denied selling his Starlink internet service to Russia after Ukraine claimed the terminals were being used by Russian troops on the front lines of the war. “To the best of our knowledge, no Starlinks have been sold directly or indirectly to Russia.” Moscow also …

Russia using Musk’s Starlink at the front line, says Ukraine
10 months, 1 week ago

Russia using Musk’s Starlink at the front line, says Ukraine

Live Mint  

KYIV, Ukraine—Russian forces are using SpaceX’s satellite internet system near the front line in occupied parts of Ukraine, Kyiv’s military intelligence agency said, potentially undercutting a major battlefield advantage for Kyiv’s army. In a statement posted to X—which, like SpaceX, is owned by Elon Musk—Starlink said the service didn’t work in Russia, but didn’t address whether it could be used …

Elon Musk's Starlink likely to get nod for India operations ‘in next few days’: Reports
11 months ago

Elon Musk's Starlink likely to get nod for India operations ‘in next few days’: Reports

Hindustan Times  

Elon Musk's Starlink will soon be providing space-based broadband services in India, as the company is likely to receive approval from the Indian government ‘in the next few days,’ possibly early next week, reports have emerged. The Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade had sought a clarification from Starlink regarding the shareholding pattern, which the latter provided, paving …

Elon Musk’s Starlink launches first-ever Direct-To-Cell satellite, will increase connectivity in remote areas
11 months, 3 weeks ago

Elon Musk’s Starlink launches first-ever Direct-To-Cell satellite, will increase connectivity in remote areas

Firstpost  

With Direct-To-Cell connectivity, Elon Musk hopes to reduce the area where there is little or no coverage to a minimum, by allowing users to directly connect their cell phones to mobile networks without the need for a Starlink terminal SpaceX has successfully launched 21 Starlink satellites into low-Earth orbit from the Space Launch Complex 4 East at Vandenberg Space Force …

Elon Musk slammed by Israel for offering to send Starlink to Gaza
1 year, 1 month ago

Elon Musk slammed by Israel for offering to send Starlink to Gaza

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Elon Musk has been slammed …

Israel warns Elon Musk against offering communication support to Gaza
1 year, 1 month ago

Israel warns Elon Musk against offering communication support to Gaza

Hindustan Times  

Hours after billionaire Elon Musk offered to provide communication links in war-torn Gaza, Israel said that it would “use all means at its disposal to fight this”. Israel's communication minister Shlomo Karhi expressed apprehension that Musk's communication links could be used by Hamas militants for “terrorist activities.” "HAMAS will use it for terrorist activities," Karhi wrote. On Saturday, Musk said …

FAA says Elon Musk's Starlink satellites could KILL someone by 2035 - but SpaceX calls report 'preposterous, unjustified, and inaccurate'
1 year, 2 months ago

FAA says Elon Musk's Starlink satellites could KILL someone by 2035 - but SpaceX calls report 'preposterous, unjustified, and inaccurate'

Daily Mail  

A new Federal Aviation Administration report warns Elon Musk's Starlink satellites could kill or seriously injure someone by 2035. Musk's SpaceX is not taking the allegations lying down - the company's principal engineer called the analysis 'preposterous, unjustified and inaccurate' in a letter to the FAA and Congress. A new Federal Aviation Administration report warns Elon Musk's Starlink satellites could …

Russia’s Putin praises Elon Musk days after Ukraine Starlink controversy
1 year, 3 months ago

Russia’s Putin praises Elon Musk days after Ukraine Starlink controversy

Al Jazeera  

Putin hailing of tech billionaire as ‘outstanding’ follows Musk’s revelation that he thwarted a Ukrainian military operation against Russia’s Black Sea fleet in Russian-annexed Crimea. Russian President Vladimir Putin has hailed tech billionaire Elon Musk as an “outstanding person” and businessman whose SpaceX company has become a key player in the space transportation industry. Putin’s public praise of Musk on …

Elon Musk’s refusal to have Starlink support Ukraine attack in Crimea raises questions for Pentagon
1 year, 3 months ago

Elon Musk’s refusal to have Starlink support Ukraine attack in Crimea raises questions for Pentagon

Associated Press  

— SpaceX founder Elon Musk’s refusal to allow Ukraine to use Starlink internet services to launch a surprise attack on Russian forces in Crimea last September has raised questions as to whether the U.S. military needs to be more explicit in future contracts that services or products it purchases could be used in war, Air Force Secretary Frank Kendall said …

'At no point did I or anyone at SpaceX promise coverage over Crimea': Elon Musk hits back at Ukrainian accusations
1 year, 3 months ago

'At no point did I or anyone at SpaceX promise coverage over Crimea': Elon Musk hits back at Ukrainian accusations

Firstpost  

A Ukrainian official Friday accused Musk of ‘committing evil’ by not allowing Ukrainian drones to destroy part of the Russian military fleet via Starlink interference, holding him responsible for Russian attacks on Ukrainian cities from the same fleet Elon Musk Saturday hit back at Ukrainian accusation of not allowing their drones ‘to destroy part of the Russian fleet’ off the …

Elon Musk admits preventing Ukrainian attack on Russia by refusing access to Starlink 'to avoid being complicit in a major act of war' - but furious Kyiv says his 'big ego' led to civilians being kill
1 year, 3 months ago

Elon Musk admits preventing Ukrainian attack on Russia by refusing access to Starlink 'to avoid being complicit in a major act of war' - but furious Kyiv says his 'big ego' led to civilians being kill

Daily Mail  

Elon Musk has admitted to thwarting a major Ukrainian attack, enraging officials in Kyiv who have blamed him for the deaths of children and 'committing evil'. Elon Musk has admitted to thwarting a major Ukrainian attack, enraging officials in Kyiv who have blamed him for the deaths of children and 'committing evil' The billionaire CEO of Tesla, X and Space …

Zelenskyy adviser claims Elon Musk allowed Russians to hit Ukrainian cities
1 year, 3 months ago

Zelenskyy adviser claims Elon Musk allowed Russians to hit Ukrainian cities

Al Jazeera  

Ukrainian presidential adviser Mykhailo Podolyak has slammed Elon Musk for indirectly allowing Russian forces to attack Ukrainian cities after it was revealed his Starlink satellite communications interfered with a drone operation. Musk allegedly ordered Starlink engineers to turn off the communications as he feared Russian President Vladimir Putin would respond with nuclear weapons to a Ukrainian attack on Crimea, according …

Elon Musk blocks Ukraine's Starlink access, cites fear of 'conflict escalation'
1 year, 3 months ago

Elon Musk blocks Ukraine's Starlink access, cites fear of 'conflict escalation'

India Today  

Elon Musk on Friday said Starlink would have been 'complicit in a major act of war and conflict escalation' if it had agreed to an emergency request from the Ukrainian government. Musk's statement came in response to an X user, who said, "Elon Musk covertly instructed his engineers to deactivate Starlink's satellite communications network during a MAJOR Ukrainian offensive. Later, …

Musk, Starlink and hypocrisy: Elon's "Benedict Arnold" moment shows U.S. can't have it both ways
1 year, 3 months ago

Musk, Starlink and hypocrisy: Elon's "Benedict Arnold" moment shows U.S. can't have it both ways

Salon  

In an excerpt from a new biography on Elon Musk, author Walter Isaacson alleges the SpaceX owner admitted to secretly ordering engineers at SpaceX's satellite-internet company Starlink to turn off the network, sabotaging a Ukrainian military operation. As reported by CNN, the Starlink service would have allowed Ukraine to run Russia's Black Sea Fleet out of Ukrainian turf via surprise …

Starlink: Why the new sovereign of low-earth orbit is bad news
1 year, 4 months ago

Starlink: Why the new sovereign of low-earth orbit is bad news

The Hindu  

In January 2023, Telegram channels in Russia were flooded with undated pictures of an unmanned Ukranian drone that included a retrofitted Starlink satellite dish made by SpaceX, Elon Musk’s rocket company. On paper, the integration of Starlink’s satellite internet service meant that the machine could be controlled from anywhere and be used for everything from surveilling Russian troops to coordinating …

How Elon Musk’s satellites have saved Ukraine and changed warfare
1 year, 4 months ago

How Elon Musk’s satellites have saved Ukraine and changed warfare

Hindustan Times  

It is one of the wonders of the world—or, more accurately, off the world. Appropriately enough, the story started with a tweet, one sent by Mykhailo Fedorov, Ukraine’s minister of digital transformation, two days after the invasion: Mr Musk replied to him within hours, saying that the Starlink service had been turned on over Ukraine and that the hardware would …

Elon Musk is accused of thwarting a Ukrainian drone strike on a Russian ship off Crimea after 'refusing them access to the Starlink satellite network'
1 year, 4 months ago

Elon Musk is accused of thwarting a Ukrainian drone strike on a Russian ship off Crimea after 'refusing them access to the Starlink satellite network'

Daily Mail  

Ukraine has been forced to abort several planned drone strikes on Russian targets after Elon Musk refused to grant access to the Starlink satellite network for offensive military maneuvers, a report has claimed. In the wake of the aborted strike, Ukraine army chief Valery Zaluzhnyi reportedly sought contact with U.S. chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Mark Milley, …

Elon Musk’s Starlink is putting our soldiers at risk, Ukraine warns
1 year, 5 months ago

Elon Musk’s Starlink is putting our soldiers at risk, Ukraine warns

The Telegraph  

Elon Musk’s Starlink puts Ukrainian soldiers at “increased risk” from cyber-spies, a Ukraine security agency has said. The country’s Computer Emergency Response Team urged soldiers to install advanced anti-hacker software. It said: “Computers located outside the protection perimeter, in particular those that use Starlink terminals to access the Internet, are at increased risk.” Starlink is an internet access service that …

Japan's military considers adopting Elon Musk's Starlink satellite service
1 year, 5 months ago

Japan's military considers adopting Elon Musk's Starlink satellite service

The Hindu  

Japan's military is testing Elon Musk's Starlink satellite internet service with an eye to adopting the technology next fiscal year, the Yomiuri newspaper reported on Sunday, citing unnamed government sources. The Ministry of Defense already has access to communication satellites in geostationary orbit, but use of Starlink technology, operated by Musk's SpaceX, would add a constellation of satellites in low …

Elon Musk’s SpaceX wins Pentagon deal for Starlink in Ukraine
1 year, 6 months ago

Elon Musk’s SpaceX wins Pentagon deal for Starlink in Ukraine

LA Times  

Hawthorne-based SpaceX will sell the Pentagon an undisclosed number of Starlink satellite communications terminals, as well as services, for use by the Ukrainian military. The Pentagon is buying Starlink satellite communications terminals and services from billionaire Elon Musk’s SpaceX for use by the Ukrainian military, the Defense Department said. In December, the Defense Department disclosed in announcing such a funding …

Starlink can now be used on the move ‘almost everywhere on earth’
1 year, 7 months ago

Starlink can now be used on the move ‘almost everywhere on earth’

The Independent  

Sign up to our free weekly IndyTech newsletter delivered straight to your inbox Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy SpaceX has launched a new service for its space-based Starlink internet service that …

Space Fight: Afraid of Musk’s Starlink, China to launch 13,000 satellites over security concerns
1 year, 9 months ago

Space Fight: Afraid of Musk’s Starlink, China to launch 13,000 satellites over security concerns

Firstpost  

Researchers in China are hard at work to build and launch a massive network of satellites in either the near-Earth orbit or low-Earth orbit to provide internet services to users worldwide. Going beyond Musk’s Starlink The experts said the Chinese satellites could also be put in “orbits where the Starlink constellation has not yet reached,” adding that they would “gain …

Antony Blinken says U.S. had talks with Elon Musk about Starlink in Ukraine
1 year, 10 months ago

Antony Blinken says U.S. had talks with Elon Musk about Starlink in Ukraine

The Hindu  

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Saturday that the U.S. government had conversations with Elon Musk about the use of Starlink satellite internet in Ukraine. SpaceX this month said it has taken steps to prevent Ukraine’s military from using the company’s Starlink service for controlling drones in the region during the country’s war with Russia. Asked during an …

Elon Musk snubs ex-Nasa astronaut over Starlink for Ukraine: ‘We will not enable escalation of conflict that may lead to WWIII’
1 year, 10 months ago

Elon Musk snubs ex-Nasa astronaut over Starlink for Ukraine: ‘We will not enable escalation of conflict that may lead to WWIII’

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Elon Musk pushed back against …

Musk deputy’s words on Starlink ‘weaponization’ vex Ukraine
1 year, 10 months ago

Musk deputy’s words on Starlink ‘weaponization’ vex Ukraine

Associated Press  

BOSTON — Ukrainians reacted Thursday with puzzlement and some ire to comments by a top Starlink official that their country has “weaponized” the satellite internet service, which has been pivotal to their national survival. In a tweet, Mykhailo Podolyak said SpaceX needs to decide whether it is on the side of Ukraine’s right to freedom or Russia’s “‘right’ to kill …

Ukraine has digitized its fighting forces on a shoestring
1 year, 11 months ago

Ukraine has digitized its fighting forces on a shoestring

Live Mint  

Ukraine has achieved a cut-price version of what the Pentagon has spent decades and billions of dollars striving to accomplish: digitally networked fighters, intelligence and weapons. “The lesson is you’ve got to innovate, and we don’t," said Glen Grant, a retired British lieutenant colonel experienced in military digitization who has worked with U.S. forces and Ukraine since 2014 on defense …

Around 100 Starlinks now active in Iran, says Elon Musk
1 year, 11 months ago

Around 100 Starlinks now active in Iran, says Elon Musk

India Today  

Billionaire Elon Musk has announced that 100 satellite internet terminals are active in Iran, where the regime has blocked access to the internet following months of anti-government protests against the mandatory hijab law. Musk had promised to bring Starlink to the country in September as Iranian authorities imposed increasingly severe access restrictions in the face of nationwide protests. "100 Starlinks …

Ukrainian engineers scramble to keep mobile phones working
2 years ago

Ukrainian engineers scramble to keep mobile phones working

The Independent  

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Ukrainian official: Musk to keep funding key satellite links
2 years, 1 month ago

Ukrainian official: Musk to keep funding key satellite links

Associated Press  

LISBON, Portugal — Elon Musk has given assurances to Ukraine that he will keep funding its access to a crucial satellite network providing Kyiv with battlefield and humanitarian communications in its war with Russia, a senior Ukrainian official said Wednesday. Elon Musk “told me personally that he will continue to support Ukraine and continue to provide Starlink to Ukraine,” Mykhailo …

Russian official hints Starlink satellites could become targets in war over Ukraine
2 years, 1 month ago

Russian official hints Starlink satellites could become targets in war over Ukraine

The Independent  

Sign up to our free weekly IndyTech newsletter delivered straight to your inbox Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy At least one Russian official has hinted that commercial satellites used to aid …

Explained | Elon Musk’s U-turn on Starlink use in Ukraine
2 years, 1 month ago

Explained | Elon Musk’s U-turn on Starlink use in Ukraine

The Hindu  

The story so far: Since February 2022, have been vital to Ukraine as it defended itself against Russia. On 15 October, one day after Musk said that SpaceX cannot indefinitely fund its Starlink service in Ukraine, he made a U-turn, saying he will continue funding. According to CNN, Musk had argued that Ukraine does not want peace negotiations right now …

Elon Musk says Starlink network in Ukraine has not received U.S. funding
2 years, 2 months ago

Elon Musk says Starlink network in Ukraine has not received U.S. funding

The Hindu  

Billionaire Elon Musk said on Tuesday SpaceX's Starlink services have not received any funding from the U.S. Department of Defense, a day after reports said The Pentagon is considering paying for the Starlink satellite network in war-torn Ukraine. SpaceX is losing approximately $20 million a month from unpaid service and costs related to security measures for cyberwar defence, but "we'll …

Elon Musk says he will keep funding Ukraine, even though Starlink is losing money
2 years, 2 months ago

Elon Musk says he will keep funding Ukraine, even though Starlink is losing money

The Hindu  

Elon Musk said on Saturday that his rocket company SpaceX would continue to fund its Starlink internet service in Ukraine, a day after he said it could no longer afford to do so. Musk tweeted: "the hell with it … even though starlink is still losing money & other companies are getting billions of taxpayer $, we'll just keep funding …

SpaceX might keep funding Starlink satellite service in Ukraine, or it might not. Here's what Elon Musk has been saying
2 years, 2 months ago

SpaceX might keep funding Starlink satellite service in Ukraine, or it might not. Here's what Elon Musk has been saying

ABC  

Elon Musk has suggested his rocket company SpaceX will continue to pay for its Starlink satellite internet service in war-torn Ukraine. Key points: Mr Musk said the satellite-based Starlink service was costing SpaceX $20 million a month to support Starlink terminals have been critical in allowing the Ukrainian military to coordinate on the battlefield A Ukrainian diplomat expressed optimism about …

SpaceX might keep funding satellite service in Ukraine: Tesla CEO Elon Musk
2 years, 2 months ago

SpaceX might keep funding satellite service in Ukraine: Tesla CEO Elon Musk

India TV News  

Highlights Musk suggested that SpaceX may continue to fund its satellite-based Starlink internet service But Musk’s tone & wording also raised possibility that irascible Tesla CEO was just being sarcastic Billionaire Elon Musk frequently tweets jokes and insults and sometimes goes on unusual tangents Elon Musk on Ukraine : Billionaire Elon Musk suggested in a Saturday tweet that his rocket …

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