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Exclusive: Musk's SpaceX is building spy satellite network for US intelligence agency, sources say
Reuters ^ | 16-MAR-2024 | Joey Roulette and Marisa Taylor

Posted on 03/16/2024 2:21:55 PM PDT by SpeedyInTexas

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To: SpeedyInTexas

Ty.


21 posted on 03/16/2024 4:33:26 PM PDT by Williams (Stop Tolerating The Intolerant)
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To: SpeedyInTexas

Musk is in a funny situation. There is more than one vital DOD program working out within SpaceX. The DOD (and the secret squirrel guys) absolutely needs the huge launch capacity and timely deployment ability of “Starship”.

At the same time, the rest of the FedGov is openly harassing SpaceX, as in, for one, limiting the rate at which they can do R&D.

These are contradictory policies of course, which is not unusual.

The “deep state” isn’t a monolithic, centrally controlled entity, it is a (bubbled) society of more or less similar socio-cultural views.


22 posted on 03/16/2024 4:44:19 PM PDT by buwaya (Strategic imperatives )
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To: SpeedyInTexas

BS....Rueters actually hates Musk. Just take a loot at their previous SpaceX and Musk coverage.

They just want to turn up the heat on Musk with everybody.

Musk denied Ukraine the ability to use the network for drones, in case you missed that.


23 posted on 03/16/2024 4:44:50 PM PDT by BereanBrain
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To: ETCM
Musk

"Satellites with freakin' lasers on them. Bwa-ha-ha-ha-ha!"

24 posted on 03/16/2024 5:11:41 PM PDT by MikelTackNailer (probable Trump victory overnight followed by intermittent liberal tears)
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To: SpeedyInTexas

Propaganda from the drunks at CIA to undermine Musk support.


25 posted on 03/16/2024 5:41:57 PM PDT by sergeantdave (AI training involves stealing content from creators and not paying them a penny)
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To: zeestephen
Unfortunately, after paying $40 billion for a $10 billion business, I do not think Twitter-X can ever break even.

Musk is smarter than the average entrepreneur. He's building an X holding company, of which Twitter will be a portion. X will have many components including Tesla components like AI, robotics, neural chipmaking, and energy utilities. People who think of the Twitter/X portion are missing the big picture, which is a site to process financing like PayPal which he built. His energy division of Tesla will soon outpace vehicle manufacturing as a primary income source. He's not really interested in selling cars for the future, that's only to achieve creating a taxi service.

26 posted on 03/16/2024 5:42:45 PM PDT by roadcat
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To: ETCM

Elon doesn’t have to help them.

congress and the executive branch are doing everything they can to boost china’s miltech and have been since 1993.


27 posted on 03/16/2024 7:31:34 PM PDT by sten (fighting tyranny never goes out of style)
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To: Theoria

How has Musk bashed America (other than for the reasons we all have lately complained re: the Leftist/Woke/Marxist takeover it)?


28 posted on 03/17/2024 3:28:18 AM PDT by RoosterRedux (A person who seeks the truth with a closed mind will never find it. He will only confirm his bias.)
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To: Openurmind

I’ve been spied on, hunted & photographed, phone tapped ever since I left NSA - get used to it.


29 posted on 03/17/2024 7:42:49 AM PDT by PIF (They came for me and mine ... now its your turn)
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To: Theoria

What you do not seem to understand is that praise is expected, or you do not do business in China.


30 posted on 03/17/2024 7:45:43 AM PDT by PIF (They came for me and mine ... now its your turn)
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To: BereanBrain

Musk denied Ukraine the ability to use the network for drones, in case you missed that.


Rescinded. Even the Russians use Starlinks


31 posted on 03/17/2024 7:48:26 AM PDT by PIF (They came for me and mine ... now its your turn)
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To: PIF

I understand, naturally he praises the commies while bashing America. Its just business for him.


32 posted on 03/17/2024 10:23:35 AM PDT by Theoria
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To: PIF

“get used to it.”

No...

I don’t break the law and I will not accept that it is ok for them to break the law.

:)


33 posted on 03/17/2024 11:14:00 AM PDT by Openurmind (The ultimate test of a moral society is the kind of world it leaves to its children. ~ D. Bonhoeffer)
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To: Openurmind

Well, perhaps you need to start some sort of movement?


34 posted on 03/17/2024 11:55:13 AM PDT by PIF (They came for me and mine ... now its your turn)
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To: PIF

Please post the news item where Ukraine (Not Russia) can use starlink.


35 posted on 03/17/2024 3:31:45 PM PDT by BereanBrain
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To: BereanBrain

Sorry Russia was mentioned using Starlink in passing in one of the many posts on this site, and it several YT videos.

There is no technical reason they cannot. The Russian just need to do something like spoof a UKR user to get on - should not be hard.

UKR has been using Starlink since the end of 2022, so there should be older articles about this - the Musk tried to halt it, but US Pentagon restored it as did Musk later.


36 posted on 03/18/2024 3:27:50 AM PDT by PIF (They came for me and mine ... now its your turn)
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To: PIF

I don’t think you understand how starlink works. They can control ALL the downlinks. So they just turn off a region. When the satellite flies over a particular region, it will “drop” any comms. You can spoof all day long - won’t help


37 posted on 03/18/2024 8:07:47 AM PDT by BereanBrain
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To: BereanBrain

Whatever - the Russian still use it. Its ‘on’ over UKR and the Russian are there - so easy access - I’m sure they captured more than one unit - there are even photos I’ve seen taken by Russians using the links.


38 posted on 03/18/2024 8:50:04 AM PDT by PIF (They came for me and mine ... now its your turn)
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To: SpeedyInTexas

No surprise here.


39 posted on 03/18/2024 8:52:20 AM PDT by 1Old Pro
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To: PIF

You don’t seem to understand.

1) Starlink access is based on where the satellite happens to be.
2) Starling does not ENABLE Russia. See https://www.starlink.com/map
3) The question was - does starlink enable the Ukraine? Yes.
4) COULD a russian unit use starlink (assuming they had captured one or acquired one) outside of Ukraine? No. Inside Ukraine? YES
5) Apparently you think starlink should be able to tell who the user is and stop them. That’s not possible.
6) Please stop tyour Musk bashing - it’s not factual.


40 posted on 03/18/2024 9:42:23 AM PDT by BereanBrain
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