As Russian tanks and troops descended upon Ukraine, I reported that Elon Musk was now providing free satellite-based internet service in Ukraine through his company Starlink.
“Over 100 cruise missiles attacked energy and communications infrastructure. But with Starlink we quickly restored the connection in critical areas,” Fedorov tweeted. However, Starlink is not a charity. Now that the success of their system has been proven in the battlefield, it would like to be compensated. So now SpaceX is in talks with the Pentagon to find funding forThe Pentagon on Friday confirmed that the Biden administration was in talks with SpaceX over who will foot the bill for the critical internet service in Ukraine provided by the company’s Starlink.
“I can confirm that the [Defense Department] has been in communication with SpaceX regarding Starlink,” Pentagon deputy press secretary Sabrina Singh told reporters Friday. “I’m not going to get into further details of this discussion just now. … But we’re working with our partners and allies in trying to figure out what’s best.”the Ukrainian system.