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Late last week, CNN reported that SpaceX submitted a request to the Department of Defense in September.
What is known
On the evening of October 15, the American billionaire andThe part-time head of SpaceX wrote on Twitter that the company will continue to finance satellite Internet in Ukraine, despite the loss of money. SpaceX itself estimates the maintenance will cost $400 million next year.
On October 17, a material appeared on the Politico website, inwhich states that the United States Department of Defense will consider funding the work of Starlink from the USAI fund, since satellite Internet is critical for the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
SpaceX has already withdrawn its request for funding
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) October 17, 2022
Nevertheless, on the evening of October 17, Elon Musk wroteon Twitter that his company had withdrawn its request for government funding. The head of SpaceX also added that 25,300 satellite Internet terminals were sent to Ukraine, but the company receives money only for 10,630 terminals.
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