{"id":254,"date":"2022-10-17T00:16:55","date_gmt":"2022-10-17T00:16:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/live-script.xyz\/elon-musk-says-spacex-will-keep-funding-ukraine-for-free-even-though-starlink-is-losing-money-80m-spent-so-far\/"},"modified":"2022-10-17T00:16:55","modified_gmt":"2022-10-17T00:16:55","slug":"elon-musk-says-spacex-will-keep-funding-ukraine-for-free-even-though-starlink-is-losing-money-80m-spent-so-far","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/live-script.xyz\/elon-musk-says-spacex-will-keep-funding-ukraine-for-free-even-though-starlink-is-losing-money-80m-spent-so-far\/","title":{"rendered":"Elon Musk Says Spacex Will Keep Funding Ukraine for Free Even Though Starlink Is Losing Money \u2014 $80M Spent so Far"},"content":{"rendered":"

Spacex CEO Elon Musk says that his company will \u201ckeep funding\u201d the government of Ukraine for free even though Starlink is losing money, noting that it has cost Spacex $80 million so far to provide internet terminals and services to Ukraine. \u201cWe\u2019ve also had to defend against cyberattacks and jamming, which are getting harder,\u201d Musk stressed.<\/strong><\/p>\n

We\u2019ll Keep Funding Ukraine for Free, Says Musk<\/h2>\n

Spacex has been sending Starlink internet terminals and providing services to Ukraine since the onset of the Russia-Ukraine war. At the request of the government of Ukraine, Musk began supplying<\/a> the country with Starlink internet terminals in February.<\/p>\n

However, Spacex\u2019s director of government sales reportedly sent a letter to the Pentagon<\/a> in September, stating that the company is not \u201cin a position to further donate terminals to Ukraine, or fund the existing terminals for an indefinite period of time.\u201d The Pentagon reportedly confirmed they received correspondence from Spacex about the funding of the Starlink satellite communications product in Ukraine.<\/p>\n

Musk tweeted<\/a> on Oct. 7 explaining that \u201conly a small percentage\u201d of the Starlink terminals and services in Ukraine were paid for. The Spacex chief revealed:<\/p>\n

This operation has cost Spacex $80M & will exceed $100M by end of year.<\/p>\n

Replying to a question on Twitter about how much Spacex is spending \u201cfor maintaining Starlink in Ukraine,\u201d Musk detailed<\/a>: \u201cIn addition to terminals, we have to create, launch, maintain & replenish satellites & ground stations & pay telcos for access to [the] internet via gateways. We\u2019ve also had to defend against cyberattacks and jamming, which are getting harder. Burn is approaching ~$20M\/month.\u201d<\/p>\n

Musk also shared<\/a> in a tweet on Oct. 9: \u201cThere are ~25k terminals in Ukraine, but each terminal can be used to provide an internet uplink to a cell phone tower, so potentially several thousand people can be served by a single terminal.\u201d<\/p>\n

Commenting on Spacex being unable to keep providing free products and services to Ukraine, Twitter user and Tesla investor Sawyer Merritt opined<\/a>: \u201cSpacex\u2019s request is reasonable. Shouldn\u2019t expect a private sector company to continue to fund this for free forever. Do Lockheed, Boeing, Northrop, etc do their work for free? Spacex was generous in donating what they did and they\u2019ll happily continue to manufacture terminals with government money.\u201d<\/p>\n

However, some people slammed Musk over his company\u2019s letter to the Pentagon. Musk then tweeted<\/a> Saturday: \u201cThe hell with it \u2026 even though Starlink is still losing money & other companies are getting billions of taxpayer $, we\u2019ll just keep funding Ukraine govt for free.\u201d<\/p>\n

<\/a><\/p>\n

It was not immediately clear whether the Tesla CEO was being sarcastic or whether Spacex intends to continue providing free products and services to Ukraine. Responding to a tweet about the move, Musk clarified: \u201cwe should still do good deeds.\u201d<\/p>\n

Musk explained<\/a> on Oct. 14 that there is a \u201cbig difference\u201d between peace communications and warfront communications. \u201cStarlink is [the] only comms system still working at warfront \u2014 others [are] all dead. Russia is actively trying to kill Starlink. To safeguard, Spacex has diverted massive resources toward defense. Even so, Starlink may still die,\u201d he cautioned. The Spacex boss described<\/a> in a follow-up tweet: \u201cInternet fiber, phone lines, cell towers & other space-based comms in war areas have been destroyed. Starlink is all that\u2019s left. For now.\u201d<\/p>\n

Mykhailo Fedorov, Ukraine\u2019s vice prime minister and the minister of digital transformation, tweeted<\/a> on Oct. 14: \u201cDefinitely, Elon Musk is among the world\u2019s top private donors supporting Ukraine. Starlink is an essential element of our critical infrastructure.\u201d He also shared<\/a> on Oct. 12:<\/p>\n

Over 100 cruise missiles attacked energy and communications infrastructure. But with Starlink we quickly restored the connection in critical areas. Starlink continues to be an essential part of critical infrastructure.<\/p>\n

Do you think Spacex and Elon Musk should continue to pay for the Starlink terminals and services in Ukraine even though they are losing money? Let us know in the comments section below.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Spacex CEO Elon Musk says that his company will \u201ckeep funding\u201d the government of Ukraine for free even though Starlink is losing money, noting that it has cost Spacex $80 million so far to provide internet terminals and services to Ukraine. \u201cWe\u2019ve also had to defend against cyberattacks and jamming, which are getting harder,\u201d Musk […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[1],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"\nElon Musk Says Spacex Will Keep Funding Ukraine for Free Even Though Starlink Is Losing Money \u2014 $80M Spent so Far - Latest Cryptocurrency & blockchain News<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"http:\/\/live-script.xyz\/elon-musk-says-spacex-will-keep-funding-ukraine-for-free-even-though-starlink-is-losing-money-80m-spent-so-far\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"ko_KR\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Elon Musk Says Spacex Will Keep Funding Ukraine for Free Even Though Starlink Is Losing Money \u2014 $80M Spent so Far - 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