U.S. politicians with the Senate Committee on Armed Services are asking the Department of Defense about SpaceX's role in severing internet connection.
that the committee wants a detailed account by October 31 of where SpaceX shut off access to Starlink in Ukraine as the country’s army planned a Russian counterattack. This report will also include a description of what responsibilities contractors received from the Department of Defense, and how laws like the Defense Production Act may have required Musk to continue service in Eastern Europe.
to Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin regarding Musk’s decision to curtail access to the Ukrainian army. This letter asks for a detailed account of any U.S.-based satellite internet provider’s unilateral disablement in Ukraine since February 24, 2022. The Senators also asked Secretary Austin for the terms that the DoD places on space-based commercial services and how contracts with the U.S. government may prevent outages like the one in Ukraine.
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