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[ad_1] SpaceX is losing about $20 mn a month providing its Starlink satellite internet service to Ukraine, CEO Elon Musk said. SpaceX is losing about $20 million a month providing its Starlink satellite internet service to Ukraine, Chief Executive Officer Elon Musk said on Twitter. The company isn't receiving any money from the US Department of Defense for providing the service, “but we'll keep doing it,” Musk said in response to a user on Twitter, adding that several other countries, organizations and people are paying for terminals. Musk backed down from demands for funding Starlink on the weekend, having previously told the Pentagon that the company couldn't indefinitely fund the system that's helped Ukraine combat Russia's invasion. Withdrawing support of Starlink threatene...

[ad_1] The Pentagon is talking to Elon Musk, who has threatened to stop funding Ukraine’s access to his Starlink system. (Bloomberg) -- The Pentagon confirmed it's talking with Elon Musk, who has threatened to stop funding Ukraine's access to his Starlink satellite communications system, but pointedly added that the US is also looking into other options.“We are engaged in talking with SpaceX,” the space exploration company owned by Musk, Defense Department spokeswoman Sabrina Singh told reporters Friday. At the same time, she said, the US, Ukraine and allies are also “assessing our options” with other communications companies. Musk, the world's richest person, threatened Friday to cut financial support for the Starlink high-speed broadband system that has become an essential communica...

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SpaceX Loses $20 Mn a Month on Starlink Internet Service in Ukraine

Elon Musk’s Starlink Isn’t Only Option for Ukraine, Pentagon Says