[link=https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2023/09/07/ukraine-starlink-musk-biography/] Elon Musk cut Starlink in middle of Ukraine attack ..[/h3] [/link]
Musk cut internet to Ukraines military as it was attacking Russian fleet[/h1]  

New details of the previously reported incident underscore how critical SpaceX has become to the U.S. government[/h2] [/h3]
SpaceX started providing Starlink internet service to Ukraine after Russias invasion, creating a lifeline for the country when its communications systems had largely been knocked out. But according to Isaacsons book, Musk grew concerned about Ukraines military using them for offensive purposes, [link=https://www.cnn.com/2023/09/07/politics/elon-musk-biography-walter-isaacson-ukraine-starlink/index.html]according to the CNN report[/link].
 

How am I in this war? Musk asked, according to Isaacson. Starlink was not meant to be involved in wars. It was so people can watch Netflix and chill and get online for school and do peaceful things, not drone strikes.

 
Since reports surfaced of SpaceX shutting off satellite communication in Ukraine last year, the Pentagon has granted SpaceX a contract. The details of the contract are unknown on Thursday Pentagon spokesman Jeff Jurgenson declined to say more due to the critical nature of these systems. But Weeden said placing Starlink under contract should allow the Pentagon more control and possibly prevent the service from being suddenly shut off again.
 

That is the balance that the Defense Department has to grapple with as it focuses on this commercial technology: Is it losing control in some way? Weeden said. But the government is not helpless and has ways to rein companies in: You can address a lot of those concerns through contracting mechanism or other legal agreements, he said.