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Some of the other threads here talk about how there can't really be a cost here. Here is just one cost: Starlink is clearly in Putin's crosshairs. What does
by tomohawk 4y ago
Some of the other threads here talk about how there can't really be a cost here.
Here is just one cost:
Starlink is clearly in Putin's crosshairs. What does that mean? That means cyber attacks against Starlink infrastructure, anything connected to it, and most definitely against personnel.
The kind of people Putin has will figure out who works at Starlink, who their family members are, etc. They will work any angle they can to achieve their goals.
Defending against that is time consuming, costly, and distracting. So, there are direct costs as well as opportunity costs.
Defense contractors are getting all kinds of money to replace older equipment we are giving to Ukraine. Why should Starlink work for free?
- Rapzid 4y agoThey are a target given the nature of their service. How much more expensive is their defense due to this? Is it offset by their ability to marker as a proven secure satellite network? IDK. But charging 4,500 per terminal for "service" all of a sudden and airing this all over Twitter is now a good look. I hate to be this cynical but it may all just be publicity. Maybe musk didn't feel SpaceX was getting enough hero cred so he plays the victim so he can turn around and play the hero again but this time everyone is talking about it.