Elon Musk no longer wants to fund Starlink in Ukraine. “It costs too much,” says the billionaire. SpaceX now hopes to pay the bill at the Pentagon.
starlink proved to be an extremely valuable tool for the Ukrainian government, which was thereby able to ensure the survival of communications even when the traditional network infrastructures were down – as a result of the Ukrainian government’s sabotage. Russia and bombing.
Before the outbreak of the conflict, Starlink was not available in Ukraine (as well as in most Eastern European countries). It was the Kiev government that asked Elon Musk to make the satellite network available in their country as well, and the billionaire agreed to send more than 20,000 terminals to receive satellite signals extremely quickly.
The attempt to Elon Musk to pass on the funding of the network in Ukraine to the Pentagon it was discovered by CNN that confidential communications between SpaceX and US defense officials. The document argues that the costs – which would amount to tens of millions of euros per month – are too burdensome for SpaceX’s accounts and that the US government should be responsible for the financing.
Elon Musk explained on Twitter that SpaceX has spent about $80 million to bring its satellite network to Ukraine
Later, Elon Musk explained on Twitter that SpaceX has spent about $80 million to bring its satellite network to Ukraine. However, in the SpaceX documents, it claims that spending could exceed $400 million by 2023.
Source: Lega Nerd
