Loading ...SpaceX Limits Ukraine’s Military Use of Starlink Satellite Business
Executive Gwynne Shotwell says firm didn’t intend for communications network to be weaponized
SpaceX President Gwynne Shotwell said SpaceX had worked to restrict the country from using Starlink, as the company’s satellite-internet business is called, for military purposes.
Starlink, which provides high-speed broadband, isn’t designed to be used for offensive or defensive military operations, according to user documents. Ms. Shotwell reiterated that point in explaining why SpaceX had added the limits in Ukraine.
“There are things that we can do and have done,” She declined to discuss details.
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