Elon Musk thwarted an attack by Ukrainian underwater drones on the Russian navy last year by shutting down his Starlink satellite internet network off the Crimean coast to prevent a “mini-Pearl Harbor,” the billionaire’s biography claims. The New York Post writes about this. 52-year-old Musk believed...
SpaceX has banned the use of Starlink satellite internet by the Ukrainian military to control drones in combat operations against Russian forces. Voice of America writes about it. This decision was announced by the president of the company that manages the Starlink satellite Internet service, Gwynn Shotwell. SpaceX Starlink satellite Internet service, which provided…
Officials in the administration of US President Joe Biden are debating whether US authorities should subject some of Elon Musk's businesses to national security threat scrutiny, including the Twitter Inc (TWTR.N) deal and SpaceX's Starlink satellite network. It is reported by Bloomberg…
Ever since they first started arriving in Ukraine in the spring, Starlink satellite Internet terminals, built by Elon Musk's SpaceX, have become a vital source of communication for the Ukrainian military, allowing them to fight and stay connected even when cellular and internet networks were…
The source said that Elon Musk personally rejected Ukraine's request to expand its satellite internet to Crimea, fearing that Ukraine's attempt to retake the peninsula from Russian forces could lead to a nuclear war, Insider reports. This was stated by influential political scientist Jan Bremmer in…
On August 30, Royal Caribbean announced that it plans to launch Elon Musk's Starlink internet service on its cruise fleet, Insider reports. The company will be the first in the cruise industry to install the service on its ships. The company said that satellite Internet will be deployed immediately, and ...
Satellite Internet service from Elon Musk Starlink is active in Ukraine. The Starlink terminals themselves cost $499. However, after the purchase, you also have to pay for a monthly subscription that costs $100. Now Starlink has decided to reduce the price of its services for Ukrainians: the new cost…
Customers of broadband internet company SpaceX have reported a very strange problem with their Starlink home satellites: They're perfect for cat rookery, NewYorkPost reports. This is a worrying trend, as one Canadian Starlink user pointed out on Twitter just recently. He…
Elon Musk's SpaceX has expanded public beta testing of its Starlink satellite internet service, saying it is accepting pre-orders from potential customers. CNBC writes about this. Potential Starlink users on the company's website can make a pre-order for using the Internet, the cost of the package is…
Astronomers warn that their ability to contemplate the universe may be threatened, writes the BBC. A major campaign is underway to launch satellites that will provide high-speed Internet access from space. But the first batches of these spacecraft, which have already been sent into orbit by the American ...