In September last year, the US Department of Defense awarded SpaceX a one-year contract for Starshield access, worth US$100 million. A few months before that, the Pentagon also commissioned SpaceX’s Starlink satellite network to be used by Ukrainian forces amid Russia’s invasion. “In the event of CCP military aggression against Taiwan, American servicemembers in the Western Pacific would be put at severe risk,” the letter said. Musk responded at the time that SpaceX would not sell Starlink terminal services to Russia. SpaceX and Musk did not immediately respond to requests for comment on Gallagher’s letter.

Source: Forbes February 26, 2024 02:44 UTC