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Not sure about this - seems like Elon's personal meddling has shown that Starlink is not reliable for military purposes. Military would have to have complete ow

Not sure about this - seems like Elon's personal meddling has shown that Starlink is not reliable for military purposes. Military would have to have complete ownership/control

wilg 3y ago
They are building a US-military controlled one called Starshield.
- ianburrell 3y ago
  The US doesn't have any current plans for military version of Starlink. They have a pretty extensive satellite system. Starshield is SpaceX project to use Starlink technology for military. The US Space Development Agency, focused on missile defense, is working with SpaceX on tracking and communications constellations. But the communications is using laser links for in-space communications. Military Starlink is possible but not proposed yet.
bobsmooth 3y ago
What you think Elon did with regards to Ukraine is almost certainly incorrect.
zizee 3y ago
What "meddling" are you talking about?
- pengaru 3y ago
  https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/elon-musk-biography-ukraine-russia-b2407399.html https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/elon-musk-bi... Walter Isaacson, the book's author, gave a long-form interview recently on The Lex Fridman podcast. In case you'd like to form your own opinion about the book's legitimacy, its writing/Musk-supported research is substantially discussed: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aGOV5R7M1Js https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aGOV5R7M1Js
  - zizee 3y ago
    Musk has since stated that the satellites were always disabled in the Crimea, as per requirements of US sanctions, and that SpaceX would have turned things on if requested by the American government, but no such request was made. Is he lying?
    - inemesitaffia 3y ago
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  - inemesitaffia 3y ago
    Articles claims have been retracted
- footlose_3815 3y ago
  https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2023/sep/08/elon-musk-committed-evil-starlink-order-ukraine https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2023/sep/08/elon-musk... >A senior Ukrainian official has accused Elon Musk of “committing evil” after a new biography revealed details about how the business magnate ordered his Starlink satellite communications network to be turned off near the Crimean coast last year to hobble a Ukrainian drone attack on Russian warships.
  - inemesitaffia 3y ago
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Not sure about this - seems like Elon's personal meddling has shown that Starlink is not reliable for military purposes. Military would have to have complete ownership/control

wilg 3y ago

They are building a US-military controlled one called Starshield.

ianburrell 3y ago
The US doesn't have any current plans for military version of Starlink. They have a pretty extensive satellite system. Starshield is SpaceX project to use Starlink technology for military. The US Space Development Agency, focused on missile defense, is working with SpaceX on tracking and communications constellations. But the communications is using laser links for in-space communications. Military Starlink is possible but not proposed yet.

bobsmooth 3y ago

What you think Elon did with regards to Ukraine is almost certainly incorrect.

zizee 3y ago

What "meddling" are you talking about?

pengaru 3y ago
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/elon-musk-biography-ukraine-russia-b2407399.html https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/elon-musk-bi... Walter Isaacson, the book's author, gave a long-form interview recently on The Lex Fridman podcast. In case you'd like to form your own opinion about the book's legitimacy, its writing/Musk-supported research is substantially discussed: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aGOV5R7M1Js https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aGOV5R7M1Js
- zizee 3y ago
  Musk has since stated that the satellites were always disabled in the Crimea, as per requirements of US sanctions, and that SpaceX would have turned things on if requested by the American government, but no such request was made. Is he lying?
  - inemesitaffia 3y ago
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- inemesitaffia 3y ago
  Articles claims have been retracted
footlose_3815 3y ago
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2023/sep/08/elon-musk-committed-evil-starlink-order-ukraine https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2023/sep/08/elon-musk... >A senior Ukrainian official has accused Elon Musk of “committing evil” after a new biography revealed details about how the business magnate ordered his Starlink satellite communications network to be turned off near the Crimean coast last year to hobble a Ukrainian drone attack on Russian warships.
- inemesitaffia 3y ago
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