Elon Musk says it’s ‘unreasonable’ for SpaceX to ‘burn $20M a month’ to continue providing crucial satellite service to Ukraine – By Chloe Taylor (Fortune) / Oct 14, 2022
Elon Musk has said it is “unreasonable” to expect SpaceX to provide its Starlink internet service in Ukraine indefinitely amid reports the company asked the Pentagon to foot the half-a-billion-dollar bill instead.
Starlink—a division of Musk’s SpaceX that uses satellites to provide high-speed internet—has played a vital role in the war, enabling the Ukrainian government to maintain communications channels even as Russian forces have destroyed phone and internet infrastructure.
Thousands of Starlink terminals are now operational in Ukraine, having been donated by SpaceX or paid for by the U.S. government or crowdfunding initiatives.
However, CNN reported on Thursday night that SpaceX had sent a letter to the Pentagon saying it could no longer fund Starlink in Ukraine to the same degree.
