Author Walter Isaacson corrected a media narrative that exploded late last week after an excerpt of his forthcoming book &#8220;Elon Musk&#8221; mischaracterized events that surrounded SpaceX CEO Elon Musk&#8217;s donation of Starlink’s satellite communications to the Ukrainian military.
The Washington Post published an excerpt from the book that claimed that Musk personally shut down Ukraine&#8217;s Starlink from working in order to stop a major attack that the country was planning against the Russian Navy.
Mediaite <a href="https://www.mediaite.com/print/walter-isaacson-corrects-reporting-on-elon-musk-cutting-ukrainian-militarys-access-to-starlink/">highlighted</a> an excerpt from The Washington Post&#8217;s original article, which has now been corrected:
<blockquote>Throughout the evening and into the night, he personally took charge of the situation. Allowing the use of Starlink for the attack, he concluded, could be a disaster for the world. So he secretly told his engineers to turn off coverage within 100 kilometers of the Crimean coast. As a result, when the Ukrainian drone subs got near the Russian fleet in Sevastopol, they lost connectivity and washed ashore harmlessly.
When the Ukrainian military noticed that Starlink was disabled in and around Crimea, Musk got frantic calls and texts asking him to turn the coverage back on. Fedorov, the deputy prime minister who had originally enlisted his help, secretly shared with him the details of how the drone subs were crucial to their fight for freedom. “We made the sea drones ourselves, they can destroy any cruiser or submarine,” he texted using an encrypted app. “I did not share this information with anyone. I just want you — the person who is changing the world through technology — to know this.”</blockquote>
The excerpt spawned intense attacks in the media against Musk over the weekend and a correction was later issued in The Washington Post and by Isaacson on X, the platform formerly known as Twitter that Musk purchased last year.
&#8220;After publication of this adaptation, the author learned that his book mischaracterized the attempted attack by Ukrainian drones on the Russian fleet in Crimea,&#8221; The Washington Post&#8217;s correction said. &#8220;Musk had already disabled (&#8216;geofenced&#8217;) coverage within 100 km of the Crimean coast before the attack began, and when the Ukrainians discovered this, they asked him to activate the coverage, and he refused. This version reflects that change.&#8221;
Isaacson wrote on X: &#8220;To clarify on the Starlink issue: the Ukrainians THOUGHT coverage was enabled all the way to Crimea, but it was not. They asked Musk to enable it for their drone sub attack on the Russian fleet. Musk did not enable it, because he thought, probably correctly, that would cause a major war.&#8221;
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To clarify on the Starlink issue: the Ukrainians THOUGHT coverage was enabled all the way to Crimea, but it was not. They asked Musk to enable it for their drone sub attack on the Russian fleet. Musk did not enable it, because he thought, probably correctly, that would cause a…
&mdash; Walter Isaacson (@WalterIsaacson) <a href="https://twitter.com/WalterIsaacson/status/1700342242290901361?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">September 9, 2023</a></blockquote>
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In a subsequent post, Isaacson admitted that he &#8220;mistakenly thought the policy to not allow Starlink to be used for an attack on Crimea had been first decided on the night of the Ukrainian attempted sneak attack that night.&#8221;
&#8220;He now says that the policy had been implemented earlier, but the Ukrainians did not know it, and that night he simply reaffirmed the policy,&#8221; he added.
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Hi, Tim. Based on my conversations with Musk, I mistakenly thought the policy to not allow Starlink to be used for an attack on Crimea had been first decided on the night of the Ukrainian attempted sneak attack that night.  He now says that the policy had been implemented…
&mdash; Walter Isaacson (@WalterIsaacson) <a href="https://twitter.com/WalterIsaacson/status/1700522506363248665?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">September 9, 2023</a></blockquote>
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Author Corrects Reporting On Elon Musk Cutting Ukraine’s Access To Starlink

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When former NASA astronaut Scott Kelly, the identical twin of Arizona Democrat senator Mark Kelly, tried to get SpaceX CEO Elon Musk to let Ukraine use SpaceX’s Starlink satellite internet service for use by the country’s military, Musk rebuffed the attempt.
Last September, Musk stated, “Starlink is meant for peaceful use only.”
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Starlink is meant for peaceful use only
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On January 31, Musk <a href="https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1620536119522922497" target="_blank" rel="noopener">tweeted</a>, “SpaceX Starlink has become the connectivity backbone of Ukraine all the way up to the front lines. This is the damned if you do part. However, we are not allowing Starlink to be used for long-range drone strikes. This is the damned if you don’t part.” Last week, SpaceX president Gwynne Shotwell <a href="https://www.independent.co.uk/tech/spacex-starlink-ukraine-drones-russia-b2278965.html?r=86785" target="_blank" rel="noopener">doubled down</a> in the wake of reports that Ukraine’s military had used Starlink to control drones.
Starlink, which was permitted to be used by Ukraine for broadband internet for hospitals, banks, and families affected by Russia’s invasion, was “never never meant to be weaponized,” Shotwell said, adding, “However, Ukrainians have leveraged it in ways that were unintentional and not part of any agreement. &#8230; There are things that we can do to limit their ability to do that. There are things that we can do, and have done.”
That prompted Mykailo Podolyak, senior adviser to Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky, to respond, “A year of [Ukrainian] resistance &amp; companies have to decide: Either they are on the side of [Ukraine] &amp; the right to freedom, and don’t seek ways to do harm. Or they are on RF’s side &amp; its ‘right’ to kill &amp; seize territories. SpaceX (Starlink) and Mrs Shotwell should choose a specific option.”
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A year of 🇺🇦 resistance &amp; companies have to decide: -Either they are on the side of 🇺🇦 &amp; the right to freedom, and don’t seek ways to do harm. -Or they are on RF’s side &amp; its &quot;right&quot; to kill &amp; seize territories.<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/SpaceX?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#SpaceX</a> (Starlink) &amp; Mrs. <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Shotwell?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Shotwell</a> should choose a specific option
&mdash; Михайло Подоляк (@Podolyak_M) <a href="https://twitter.com/Podolyak_M/status/1623620350259888130?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 9, 2023</a></blockquote>
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But on Saturday, Kelly tweeted at Musk, “Ukraine desperately needs your continued support. Please restore the full functionality of your Starlink satellites. Defense from a genocidal invasion is not an offensive capability. It’s survival. Innocent lives will be lost. You can help. Thank you.”
“You’re smart enough not to swallow media and other propaganda bs,” Musk responded. “Starlink is the communication backbone for Ukraine, especially at the front lines, where almost all other internet connectivity has been destroyed. But we will not enable escalation of conflict that may lead to WW3.”
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You’re smart enough not to swallow media &amp; other propaganda bs.
Starlink is the communication backbone of Ukraine, especially at the front lines, where almost all other Internet connectivity has been destroyed.
But we will not enable escalation of conflict that may lead to WW3.
&mdash; Elon Musk (@elonmusk) <a href="https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1624876021433368578?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 12, 2023</a></blockquote>
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Last October, Lt. Gen. John Shaw, deputy commander of the U.S. Space Command, <a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2022/10/28/space-war-ukraine-pentagon-russia/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">stated</a>, “I am certain that my counterpart in Russia, whoever that is, is not very happy with Starlink, as it’s assisting Ukraine. And with commercial imagery, such as Maxar’s products, that are plastering all over the world news the things that are going on, I don’t think they’re very happy about that either. And we know that they’re probably going to take steps to try to stop those commercial services because they run counter to Russia’s national interest.”
Soon after, Konstantin Vorontsov, deputy director of the Russian Foreign Ministry’s department for nonproliferation and arms, warned that privately operated satellites were “an extremely dangerous trend that goes beyond the harmless use of outer-space technologies and has become apparent during the latest developments in Ukraine,” and that “quasi-civilian infrastructure may become a legitimate target for retaliation.”

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SpaceX launched 54 Starlink satellites into orbit early Wednesday in a record 60th launch for 2022.
The Falcon 9 rocket carried the upgraded Gen2 versions of the satellites during a 4:34 a.m. Eastern Time launch from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida.
&#8220;Under our new license, we are now able to deploy satellites to new orbits that will add even more capacity to the network,&#8221; Jesse Anderson, SpaceX production and engineering manager, <a href="https://www.space.com/spacex-starlink-satellites-5-1-group-launch" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a> during the live stream of the launch. &#8220;Ultimately, this enables us to add more customers and provide faster service, particularly in areas that are currently oversubscribed.&#8221;
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Watch Falcon 9 launch 54 Starlink satellites to orbit → <a href="https://t.co/wGq3KkoDyY">https://t.co/wGq3KkoDyY</a> <a href="https://t.co/sHdWRcsqZV">https://t.co/sHdWRcsqZV</a>
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Falcon 9’s first stage rocket successfully landed on the A Shortfall of Gravitas droneship stationed in the Atlantic Ocean. The mission was the 60th of 2022, a new record for SpaceX. The company notes 197 total <a href="https://www.spacex.com/launches/">launches</a>.
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The mission marked the eleventh launch and landing for this Falcon 9 first-stage booster, which previously launched GPS III Space Vehicle 04, GPS III Space Vehicle 05, Inspiration4, Ax-1, Nilesat 301, and now six Starlink missions, <a href="https://www.spacex.com/launches/mission/?missionId=sl5-1-pl" target="_blank" rel="noopener">according to</a> the mission description.
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The launch marked the first of Starlink’s upgraded network, called the Gen2. The new devices can now deploy satellites to new orbits that will add even more capacity to the Starlink network.
&#8220;Ultimately, this enables us to add more customers and provide faster service – particularly in areas that are currently over-subscribed,&#8221; the description noted.
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Falcon 9 launches 54 Starlink satellites to low-Earth orbit; completes SpaceX’s 60th mission of 2022! <a href="https://t.co/MIstToPIyL">pic.twitter.com/MIstToPIyL</a>
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On December 1, The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) <a href="https://www.space.com/spacex-fcc-approval-7500-starlink-satellites" target="_blank" rel="noopener">approved</a> SpaceX to deploy up to 7,500 Gen2 satellites. SpaceX has also applied to eventually add a total of almost 30,000 satellites into orbit.
Starlink seeks to provide high-speed, low-latency broadband internet in remote and rural locations worldwide. The company made global headlines earlier this year when Musk provided Starlink services to Ukraine after it was invaded by Russia in February. The assistance has offered critical communications help to Ukrainians following attacks on the nation&#8217;s power grid.
Starlink also provided internet satellite kits in Florida following Hurricane Ian.
&#8220;They&#8217;ve donated the cost associated with all of the coverage, so we want to thank SpaceX and thank Elon Musk for that. A large device, you can put it different areas in the community that are having problems and they can get a 13-mile radius and they can support over 1,000 users at a given time,&#8221; Gov. DeSantis (R-FL) <a href="https://www.wptv.com/weather/hurricane/gov-ron-desantis-hurricane-ian-update-10-1-22" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a> in October.
In addition to Starlink launches, SpaceX has been involved in a variety of other international projects, including the launch of Japan’s first <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/spacex-prepares-to-launch-first-private-japanese-mission-to-moon" target="_blank" rel="noopener">privately-led mission</a> to the moon.
The ispace HAKUTO-R Mission 1 launched earlier this month from Florida. The Mission 1 lander is making its four-month journey ahead of Japan’s first unmanned lunar landing. Only the U.S., the former Soviet Union, and China have successfully conducted a soft landing on the moon’s surface.
The mission is expected to land on the moon’s surface near the end of April 2023.

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SpaceX Launches Record 60th Flight Of The Year

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The <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/spacex">SpaceX</a> Falcon 9 rocket conducted its record-setting 15th mission on Saturday, further extending the company&#8217;s record for reusable rocket missions.
The launch of Falcon 9 included 54 Starlink internet satellites that lifted off from NASA&#8217;s Kennedy Space Center in Florida Saturday afternoon.
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Liftoff! <a href="https://t.co/nOImtbIbpr">pic.twitter.com/nOImtbIbpr</a>
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The rocket&#8217;s booster returned to Earth about nine minutes after liftoff, landing aboard a SpaceX droneship off the coast of Florida in the Atlantic Ocean.
&#8220;Falcon 9’s first stage has landed on the Just Read the Instructions droneship, completing the 15th launch and landing of this booster!&#8221; SpaceX tweeted.
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Falcon 9’s first stage has landed on the Just Read the Instructions droneship, completing the 15th launch and landing of this booster! <a href="https://t.co/0AXCXTSPRb">pic.twitter.com/0AXCXTSPRb</a>
&mdash; SpaceX (@SpaceX) <a href="https://twitter.com/SpaceX/status/1604231025311129600?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 17, 2022</a></blockquote>
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Over four dozen Starlink satellites were released into orbit about 15 minutes after launch. SpaceX leader Elon Musk stated that the successful mission marked three perfect orbital launches in 36 hours.
Starlink has more than 3,500 satellites in orbit to date, with plans to add up to 30,000 total. The launch was also part of a busy period that experienced three SpaceX launches in less than three days.
&#8220;Congrats to SpaceX Team on 3 perfect orbital launches within 36 hours!!!&#8221; Musk tweeted.
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Congrats to SpaceX Team on 3 perfect orbital launches within 36 hours!!!
&mdash; Elon Musk (@elonmusk) <a href="https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1604234568814546945?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 17, 2022</a></blockquote>
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On Friday, Falcon 9 launched NASA&#8217;s SWOT water-watching satellite from the Vandenberg Space Force Base in California. The Surface Water and Ocean Topography mission to low-Earth orbit is &#8220;an internationally developed mission to conduct the first global survey of Earth’s surface water,&#8221; <a href="https://www.spacex.com/launches/mission/?missionId=SWOT-pl" target="_blank" rel="noopener">according to</a> the mission description from SpaceX.
&#8220;It aims to provide a new understanding of the ocean’s role in climate change and improve the data humanity relies upon for fresh water management,&#8221; it added.
The SWOT satellite will undergo calibration and testing with plans to start collecting data in about six months in its mission to measure the world&#8217;s bodies of water.
“Warming seas, extreme weather, more severe wildfires – these are only some of the consequences humanity is facing due to climate change,” <a href="https://www.nasa.gov/press-release/nasa-launches-international-mission-to-survey-earth-s-water" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a> NASA Administrator Bill Nelson. “The climate crisis requires an all-hands-on-deck approach, and SWOT is the realization of a long-standing international partnership that will ultimately better equip communities so that they can face these challenges.”
A Friday mission from Cape Canaveral also sent two European telecom satellites into orbit.
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Watch Falcon 9 launch the <a href="https://twitter.com/SES_Satellites?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@SES_Satellites</a> O3b mPOWER mission to orbit → <a href="https://t.co/bJFjLCzWdK">https://t.co/bJFjLCzWdK</a> <a href="https://t.co/SqeA1SSTsu">https://t.co/SqeA1SSTsu</a>
&mdash; SpaceX (@SpaceX) <a href="https://twitter.com/SpaceX/status/1603881621706244096?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 16, 2022</a></blockquote>
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The continued efforts by Starlink seek to provide high-speed, low-latency broadband internet in remote and rural locations worldwide. The company made global headlines earlier this year when Musk provided Starlink services to Ukraine after the nation was invaded by Russia.
Two days after the Kremlin&#8217;s invasion began, Vice Prime Minister of Ukraine and Minister of Digital Mykhailo Fedorov called on SpaceX CEO Elon Musk to provide Starlink internet service to Ukraine.
“@elonmusk, while you try to colonize Mars — Russia try to occupy Ukraine! While your rockets successfully land from space — Russian rockets attack Ukrainian civil people! We ask you to provide Ukraine with Starlink stations and to address sane Russians to stand,” Fedorov tweeted.
Hours later, Musk personally responded to the request.
“Starlink service is now active in Ukraine. More terminals en route,” Musk wrote.
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Starlink service is now active in Ukraine. More terminals en route.
&mdash; Elon Musk (@elonmusk) <a href="https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1497701484003213317?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 26, 2022</a></blockquote>
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As The Daily Wire previously <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/watch-russia-missile-strikes-hit-key-ukrainian-television-tower" target="_blank" rel="noopener">reported</a>, Musk also made Starlink services available in Iran after protests led to its government blocking the internet in September.

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U.S. officials appear to have reversed course on not paying SpaceX for its Starlink satellites over Ukraine, which have provided the country a military advantage as it battles Russian forces, and now the company&#8217;s CEO is suggesting that it does not want to be paid, even though it recently demanded payment.
CNN <a href="https://www.cnn.com/2022/10/13/politics/elon-musk-spacex-starlink-ukraine/index.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">reported</a> Thursday that the charitable contributions from SpaceX were likely coming to end after the company warned the Department of Defense in that it needed to start paying tens of millions of dollars per month to keep the terminals up and running.
The report said that a September letter from SpaceX asked the Pentagon to pay for Ukraine’s government to continue using the system which would cost “more than $120 million for the rest of the year and could cost close to $400 million for the next 12 months.”
SpaceX’s director of government sales wrote to the Pentagon, “We are not in a position to further donate terminals to Ukraine, or fund the existing terminals for an indefinite period of time.”
SpaceX CEO Elon Musk backtracked over the weekend on the company demanding payment for its services.
“The hell with it,” Musk <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/the-hell-with-it-elon-musk-reverses-course-on-starlink-decision-in-ukraine">said</a>, “even though Starlink is still losing money &amp; other companies are getting billions of taxpayer $, we’ll just keep funding Ukraine govt for free.”
Politico <a href="https://www.politico.com/news/2022/10/17/pentagon-starlink-funding-ukraine-00062103" target="_blank" rel="noopener">reported</a> Monday that U.S. officials with knowledge of the situation said that the Department of Defense wanted to pay for the satellites to continue operating over Ukraine because the U.S. did not like Musk&#8217;s unpredictability. Funding for the effort would likely come out of the Ukraine Security Assistance Initiative which has been used to purchase things needed for the country&#8217;s war effort.
European officials are now also getting involved in discussions on funding Starlink as Lithuanian Foreign Minister Gabrielius Landsbergis <a href="https://www.politico.eu/article/eu-consider-pay-elon-musk-starlink-spacex-internet-ukraine/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">told</a> Politico Europe that the ability of Ukraine&#8217;s military to operate via satellite should not be determined by one &#8220;super-powerful&#8221; person who could just randomly decide one day to shut off Ukraine&#8217;s internet access.
“I figured that it&#8217;s probably way better to have this as a contractual agreement between, let&#8217;s say, a coalition of countries that could purchase a service from Mr. Musk, the Starlink service, and provide it to the Ukrainians and keep on providing it to Ukrainians,” Landsbergis said.
Musk responded to the Politico report by appearing to suggest that he did not want to be paid for the satellite&#8217;s service.
&#8220;SpaceX has already withdrawn its request for funding,&#8221; Musk said. &#8220;To be precise, 25,300 terminals were sent to Ukraine, but, at present, only 10,630 are paying for service.&#8221;
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To be precise, 25,300 terminals were sent to Ukraine, but, at present, only 10,630 are paying for service
&mdash; Elon Musk (@elonmusk) <a href="https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1582098412501364736?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 17, 2022</a></blockquote>
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Elon Musk announced he is activating Starlink satellite internet service in Iran after the nation cut off communications during recent protests.
Musk made the news public on Friday following a policy change by the Treasury Department earlier the same day, allowing companies to provide online services to Iran after the government&#8217;s crackdown.
&#8220;We took action today to advance Internet freedom and the free flow of information for the Iranian people, issuing a General License to provide them greater access to digital communications to counter the Iranian government’s censorship,&#8221; Secretary of State Antony Blinken tweeted on Friday.
&#8220;Activating Starlink&#8230;&#8221; Musk replied.
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Activating Starlink …
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Deputy Treasury Secretary Wally Adeyemo also noted that the new move by the U.S. government would increase options for internet communications for the Iranian people.
“As courageous Iranians take to the streets to protest the death of Mahsa Amini, the United States is redoubling its support for the free flow of information to the Iranian people,” Adeyemo said in a <a href="https://www.reuters.com/world/us-expands-sanctions-exceptions-help-provide-internet-iranians-2022-09-23/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">statement</a> to Reuters.
&#8220;With these changes, we are helping the Iranian people be better equipped to counter the government’s efforts to surveil and censor them,&#8221; he added.
Starlink, a division of SpaceX led by Musk, offers low-orbit satellite internet services to people in places without traditional mobile telecommunications access. Musk previously <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/ukraine-receives-more-equipment-from-elon-musk-musk-responds" target="_blank" rel="noopener">provided support</a> featuring Starlink service to Ukraine following Russia&#8217;s invasion of the nation in February.
Ukraine announced at the end of February that it had received the first shipment of Starlink terminals from Musk after a government official from Ukraine had appealed to Musk on Twitter, writing: “@elonmusk, while you try to colonize Mars — Russia try to occupy Ukraine! While your rockets successfully land from space — Russian rockets attack Ukrainian civil people! We ask you to provide Ukraine with Starlink stations and to address sane Russians to stand.”
Musk responded: “Starlink service is now active in Ukraine. More terminals en route.”
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Starlink service is now active in Ukraine. More terminals en route.
&mdash; Elon Musk (@elonmusk) <a href="https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1497701484003213317?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 26, 2022</a></blockquote>
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The recent protests in Iran have increased following the death of a 22-year-old Kurdish woman named Mahsa Amini. She died days after being arrested following allegations of improperly wearing a hijab, the traditional Islamic headscarf required for women in Iran.
Iranian governmental officials claim Amini died from a heart attack. However, her family members have stated she was badly beaten by authorities.
The protests have led to arrests after many women have burned their hijabs in public, with some cutting their hair in opposition to the government&#8217;s actions. At least a dozen people have been reportedly killed in police crackdowns on the protesters.
On Thursday, the Guardian <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/sep/22/iran-blocks-capitals-internet-access-as-amini-protests-grow" target="_blank" rel="noopener">reported</a> that Iran had shut down internet communications in parts of the capital of Tehran and in Kurdistan. The government also reportedly blocked social media apps such as Instagram and WhatsApp.
BBC News <a href="https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-62996100" target="_blank" rel="noopener">revealed</a> that the internet blackouts have largely resulted from Iran&#8217;s largest mobile phone operator being offline. Iran Mobile Communications Company, with more than 60 million users, has reportedly been the focus of the government&#8217;s censorship.

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SpaceX launched 54 Starlink satellites into orbit on Sunday evening following five days of weather delays.
The Falcon 9 rocket carried the satellites into low Earth orbit, releasing them just 15.5 minutes into the flight that departed from Florida&#8217;s Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station.
&#8220;This was the sixth launch and landing of this Falcon 9 first stage booster, which previously launched CRS-22, Crew-3, Turksat 5B, Crew-4, CRS-25, and now one Starlink mission,&#8221; SpaceX <a href="https://www.spacex.com/launches/sl4-34/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">noted</a> in a description of the mission.
The Elon Musk-led company confirmed the deployment of the Starlink devices, which are designed to provide internet communications to areas outside of traditional coverage reached by mobile phone networks. A <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZlQHF_yBkMQ">live stream</a> of the liftoff was provided online for viewers, with more than 220,000 views as of Monday morning.
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Liftoff! <a href="https://t.co/UHR1nXob8t">pic.twitter.com/UHR1nXob8t</a>
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The Falcon 9&#8217;s first stage booster returned to the Just Read the Instructions drone ship, a floating landing pad off the coast of Florida in the Atlantic Ocean.
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Falcon 9’s first stage has landed on the Just Read the Instructions droneship <a href="https://t.co/qXvgp8kMeH">pic.twitter.com/qXvgp8kMeH</a>
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The private space flight company also provided a video of the satellites being released into orbit, offering multiple camera views of the launch and flight.
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Watch Falcon 9 launch 54 Starlink satellites to orbit → <a href="https://t.co/bJFjLCilmc">https://t.co/bJFjLCilmc</a> <a href="https://t.co/iW2zxylKN1">https://t.co/iW2zxylKN1</a>
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SpaceX has now conducted 180 total launches since its start, with 118 total reflights in its pursuit of reusable rocket technology, according to its <a href="https://www.spacex.com/launches/">website</a>. The Sunday launch also follows a <a href="https://www.spacex.com/launches/sl4-2/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">mission</a> on September 10 that sent 34 Starlink satellites into orbit along with the AST SpaceMobile’s BlueWalker 3 satellite.
The company has now sent more than 3,200 satellites into orbit, with approval for up to 12,000 Starlink devices. Another 30,000 satellites are under consideration through an application with an international regulator, <a href="https://www.space.com/spacex-starlink-group-4-34-launch-rocket-landing" target="_blank" rel="noopener">according to</a> Space.com.
The launch was also part of a recent surge in activities for SpaceX. The company ended August with an announcement that NASA had agreed to a $1.4 billion deal for five additional astronaut missions to the International Space Station (ISS).
“NASA has awarded five additional missions to Space Exploration Technologies Corporation (SpaceX) of Hawthorne, California, for crew transportation services to the International Space Station as part of the agency’s Commercial Crew Transportation Capability (CCtCap) contract,” NASA said in a <a href="https://www.nasa.gov/feature/nasa-awards-spacex-more-crew-flights-to-space-station" target="_blank" rel="noopener">statement</a>.
The additional plans bring NASA’s <a href="https://www.govconwire.com/2022/09/spacex-gets-1-4b-nasa-contract-modification-for-5-more-iss-crewed-missions/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">total contract value</a> with SpaceX to approximately $4.93 billion. The agreement also allows for the potential of adding additional human flight services in the future.
SpaceX and T-Mobile also announced an <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/elon-musks-spacex-to-end-cellphone-dead-zones-worldwide" target="_blank" rel="noopener">agreement</a> last month in an effort to eliminate cellphone dead zones. Using Starlink satellites, Musk&#8217;s company plans to offer service in the half-million square miles currently unreached by networks in the United States.
“The important thing about this is that it means there are no dead zones anywhere in the world for your cell phone,” Musk tweeted.
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Starlink V2, launching next year, will transmit direct to mobile phones, eliminating dead zones worldwide
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Musk added that the second-generation satellites supporting the network would launch in 2023 and said that Tesla vehicles would be able to use the service.
SpaceX has also signed a recent <a href="https://presscenter.rclcorporate.com/press-release/167/royal-caribbean-group-to-use-spacexrsquos-starlink-in-an-industry-first-to-provide-high-speed-internet-onboard-full-cruise-fleet-/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">agreement</a> with Royal Caribbean to offer Starlink internet services on cruise ships. The service is expected to roll out during the first quarter of 2023.

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<a href="http://dailywire.com/topic/spacex" target="_blank" rel="noopener">SpaceX</a> and T-Mobile are joining forces to eliminate <a href="http://dailywire.com/topic/technology" target="_blank" rel="noopener">cellphone</a> dead zones, the companies announced on Thursday.
Using <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/starlink" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Starlink</a> satellites <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/spacex-launches-53-more-starlink-satellites-into-orbit" target="_blank" rel="noopener">launched</a> by SpaceX, the telecommunications company says it will be able to provide service in the half-million square miles currently unreached by cell signals in the United States.
“From the middle of Death Valley to the Great Smoky Mountains or even that persistent neighborhood dead zone, T-Mobile and SpaceX have a vision to give customers a crucial additional layer of connectivity in areas previously unreachable by cell signals from any provider,” a <a href="https://www.t-mobile.com/news/un-carrier/t-mobile-takes-coverage-above-and-beyond-with-spacex?cmpid=HEIS_AF_U_HMEINTPZ_HRKGJX7WMDYBQJAS76467&amp;clickref=1101lw8HUEVS&amp;publisher_id=305950" target="_blank" rel="noopener">press release</a> explained. “And the service aims to work with the phone already in your pocket. The vast majority of smartphones already on T-Mobile’s network will be compatible with the new service using the device’s existing radio. No extra equipment to buy. It just works.”
T-Mobile CEO Mike Sievert and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk announced the partnership at an <a href="https://www.t-mobile.com/aboveandbeyond" target="_blank" rel="noopener">event</a> on Starbase, the Texas facility from which SpaceX tests and launches its Starship rocket.
“The important thing about this is that it means there are no dead zones anywhere in the world for your cell phone,” Musk said. The billionaire <a href="https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1562956451538014209?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1562956451538014209%7Ctwgr%5Ec1e3c3c991037566ac15317b02afefd9c4c466c2%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&amp;ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.cnbc.com%2F2022%2F08%2F25%2Fspacex-and-t-mobile-team-up-to-use-starlink-satellites.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">added</a> on social media that the second-generation satellites supporting the network will launch next year and <a href="https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1562978042443857921" target="_blank" rel="noopener">confirmed</a> that Tesla vehicles will be able to use the service.
“We’ve always thought differently about what it means to keep customers connected, and that’s why we’re working with the best to deliver coverage above and beyond anything customers have ever seen before,” Sievert remarked. “More than just a groundbreaking alliance, this represents two industry-shaking innovators challenging the old ways of doing things to create something entirely new that will further connect customers and scare competitors.”
SpaceX <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/elon-musks-spacex-signs-first-deal-with-major-u-s-airline-to-provide-free-wi-fi-for-passengers" target="_blank" rel="noopener">signed</a> a deal with Hawaiian Airlines earlier this year to provide free wireless internet for passengers using Starlink. According to Hawaiian Airlines CMO Avi Mannis, however, the company has to process “certification issues” before implementing the service.
Beyond leading SpaceX and Tesla, Musk <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/the-purge-is-coming-twitter-explodes-after-elon-musk-tanks-44-billion-deal" target="_blank" rel="noopener">made a proposal</a> earlier this year to purchase the entirety of social media company Twitter for $44 billion. The deal stalled as the legal team for the world’s richest man <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/heres-the-latest-in-the-elon-musk-twitter-legal-feud" target="_blank" rel="noopener">argued</a> that Twitter’s disclosed quantity of false or spam accounts is inaccurate — perhaps numbering as high as 33% rather than the reported 5%. A lower number of monetizable daily active users (mDAU) than the number Twitter has provided could justify a lower company valuation.
Peiter “Mudge” Zatko, the company’s former head of security who reported directly to the CEO, <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/former-twitter-executive-blows-whistle-makes-explosive-claim-central-to-musk-acquisition-deal" target="_blank" rel="noopener">claimed</a> in a whistleblower report obtained by multiple outlets that Twitter officials do not have the resources or motivation necessary to determine the true number of bots on the platform.
“We have already issued a subpoena for Mr. Zatko, and we found his exit and that of other key employees curious in light of what we have been finding,” Alex Spiro, an attorney for Musk, told CNN.
Zatko also claimed that Twitter leadership misled board members and government officials about potential vulnerabilities that left the platform open to hacking, foreign manipulation, and spying. He also said that one or more current employees are working for a foreign intelligence agency.

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Elon Musk&#8217;s mother responded late Sunday to her son&#8217;s cryptic tweet suggesting that he might die under &#8220;mysterious circumstances&#8221; after he posted a threat from a Russian official.
The Russian official, Dmitry Rogozin, Moscow’s space chief, threatened Musk for supplying equipment to Ukraine that is being used to fight the Russian military. Musk <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/systems-elon-musk-sent-to-ukraine-giving-them-edge-in-winning-key-aspect-of-war-against-russia-report">supplied</a> Starlink terminals from one of his companies, SpaceX, that are being used to communicate and operate drones.
Following the threat, which Musk posted on Twitter, he wrote, &#8220;If I die under mysterious circumstances, it’s been nice knowin ya.&#8221;
Maye Musk responded, &#8220;That&#8217;s not funny.&#8221;
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Sorry! I will do my best to stay alive.
&mdash; Elon Musk (@elonmusk) <a href="https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1523487295789166592?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 9, 2022</a></blockquote>
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Musk <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/elon-musk-warns-he-may-die-under-mysterious-circumstances-after-threat-from-russian-official">posted</a> a screenshot of a translated message that he says Rogozin sent to Russian media.
“From the testimony of the captured commander of the 36th Marine Brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, Colonel Dmitry Kormyankov, it turns out that the internet terminals of Elon Musk’s Starlink satellite company were delivered to the militants of the Nazi Azov Battalion and the Ukrainian Marines in Mariupol by military helicopters,” the message states. “According to our information, the delivery of the Starlink equipment was carried out by the Pentagon.”
“Elon Musk, thus, is involved in supplying the fascist forces in Ukraine with military communication equipment,” the message continued. “And for this, Elon, you will be held accountable like an adult – no matter how much you’ll play the fool.”
“The word ‘Nazi’ doesn’t mean what he seems to think it does,” Musk said.
Musk’s Starlink satellite network reportedly fought off in rapid fashion an attempt by Russia to jam the system, something that Musk had <a href="https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1507505633259630599?lang=en">acknowledged</a> in late March.
Dave Tremper, director of electronic warfare for the Office of the Secretary of Defense, <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/spacex-starlink-pentagon-russian-jamming-attack-elon-musk-dave-tremper-2022-4">said</a> late last month that Starlink was able to fight off the attack faster than the U.S. Military would have been able to and that officials could learn something from Musk.
“Starlink had slung a line of code and fixed it,” Tremper said, noting that the quick change rendered the attack “not effective anymore.”
“How they did that was eye-watering to me,” he said. “There’s a really interesting case study to look at the agility that Starlink had in their ability to address that problem. In the way that Starlink was able to upgrade when a threat showed up, we need to be able to have that agility.”

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Elon Musk warned on Sunday that he may &#8220;die under mysterious circumstances&#8221; after a Russian politician threatened him for supplying equipment to Ukraine that is being used to fight the Russian military.
Musk <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/systems-elon-musk-sent-to-ukraine-giving-them-edge-in-winning-key-aspect-of-war-against-russia-report">supplied</a> Starlink terminals from one of his company&#8217;s, SpaceX, that are being used to communicate and to operate drones.
Musk posted a screenshot of a translated message that he says Dmitry Rogozin, Moscow&#8217;s space chief, sent to Russian media.
&#8220;From the testimony of the captured commander of the 36th Marine Brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, Colonel Dmitry Kormyankov, it turns out that the internet terminals of Elon Musk&#8217;s Starlink satellite company were delivered to the militants of the Nazi Azov Battalion and the Ukrainian Marines in Mariupol by military helicopters,&#8221; the message states. &#8220;According to our information, the delivery of the Starlink equipment was carried out by the Pentagon.&#8221;
&#8220;Elon Musk, thus, is involved in supplying the fascist forces in Ukraine with military communication equipment,&#8221; the message continued. &#8220;And for this, Elon, you will be held accountable like an adult &#8211; no matter how much you&#8217;ll play the fool.&#8221;
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The word “Nazi” doesn’t mean what he seems to think it does <a href="https://t.co/pk9SQhBOsG">pic.twitter.com/pk9SQhBOsG</a>
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&#8220;The word &#8216;Nazi&#8217; doesn’t mean what he seems to think it does,&#8221; Musk said.
A short time later Musk added, &#8220;If I die under mysterious circumstances, it’s been nice knowin ya.&#8221;
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If I die under mysterious circumstances, it’s been nice knowin ya
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Musk&#8217;s Starlink satellite network reportedly fought off in rapid fashion an attempt by Russia to jam the system, something that Musk had <a href="https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1507505633259630599?lang=en">acknowledged</a> in late March.
Dave Tremper, director of electronic warfare for the Office of the Secretary of Defense, <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/spacex-starlink-pentagon-russian-jamming-attack-elon-musk-dave-tremper-2022-4">said</a> late last month that Starlink was able to fight off the attack faster than the U.S. Military would have been able to and that officials could learn something from Musk.
&#8220;Starlink had slung a line of code and fixed it,&#8221; Tremper said, noting that the quick change rendered the attack &#8220;not effective anymore.&#8221;
&#8220;How they did that was eye-watering to me,&#8221; he said. &#8220;There&#8217;s a really interesting case study to look at the agility that Starlink had in their ability to address that problem. &#8220;In the way that Starlink was able to upgrade when a threat showed up, we need to be able to have that agility.&#8221;

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Elon Musk Warns He May ‘Die Under Mysterious Circumstances’ After Threat From Russian Official

Elon Musk Warns He May ‘Die Under Mysterious Circumstances’ After Threat From Russia's Rogozin

Elon Musk&#8217;s SpaceX has signed its first ever deal with a major U.S. airline to provide wireless internet to passengers for free using the Starlink satellite network.
The deal with Hawaiian Airlines, which could be implemented as soon as next year, is expected to increase pressure on rival airlines to provide free Wi-Fi for passengers.
&#8220;Hawaiian doesn’t currently offer inflight Wi-Fi and has an extensive network of flights over the Pacific Ocean, serving the mainland U.S., Japan, Australia and New Zealand, among other destinations, from Hawaii,&#8221; CNBC <a href="https://www.cnbc.com/2022/04/25/spacex-signs-hawaiian-airlines-for-free-starlink-wi-fi-on-flights.html">reported</a>. &#8220;It plans to offer Starlink connectivity on its flights out of its home state to cities throughout the mainland U.S. and to its international destinations.&#8221;
Avi Mannis, Hawaiian’s chief marketing and communications officer, said that there were “certification issues” that needed to processed before the airline could use Starlink.
“Historically, we’ve looked at our market and not seen great options over the Pacific. We actually don’t have any connectivity on our fleet today,” said Mannis. “The options have been improving over time, but we have waited until there was a product offering &#8230; that we thought would live up to the expectations of our guests.”
Jonathan Hofeller, vice president of Starlink commercial sales at SpaceX, said in a statement that Hawaiian Airlines “was ensuring its passengers will experience high-speed internet the way we expect it in the 21st century, making hassles like downloading movies before takeoff a relic of the past.”
Musk has been at the top of the news for most of the month after he made a multi-billion dollar offer to buy Twitter earlier this month.
Twitter’s board of directors initially appeared poised to do everything in its power, including adopting a poison pill, to stop Musk from buying out the company with his unsolicited $43 billion dollar.
However, things appeared to change after Musk disclosed in a Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) filing last week that he had secured more than $46 billion in financing to take over the company.
“Twitter had been expected to rebuff the offer, which Mr. Musk made earlier this month without saying how he would pay for it,” The Wall Street Journal <a href="https://www.wsj.com/articles/twitter-re-examines-elon-musks-bid-may-be-more-receptive-to-a-deal-11650822932?mod=hp_lead_pos1">reported</a>. “But after he disclosed last week that he now has $46.5 billion in financing, Twitter is taking a fresh look at the offer and is more likely than before to seek to negotiate.”
The $46.5 billion comes from three sources, including $13 billion from Morgan Stanley, $12.5 billion from other banks, and $21 billion from himself.
The two sides reportedly could reach a <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/musk-twitter-could-reach-deal-today-report">deal</a> as soon as today.
This report has been updated to include additional information.

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The Ukrainian government revealed late on Wednesday afternoon that they had received a second shipment of equipment from SpaceX founder Elon Musk.
&#8220;Received the second shipment of Starlink stations! @elonmusk keeps his word!&#8221; Mykhailo Fedorov, the Vice Prime Minister of Ukraine, tweeted. &#8220;Thank you for supporting Ukraine and peace in the entire world! @OMarkarova thanks!&#8221;
&#8220;You’re welcome,&#8221; Musk responded. &#8220;We have also sent power adapters for car cigarette lighters, solar/battery packs and generators for places where electricity is not available.&#8221;
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You’re welcome. We have also sent power adapters for car cigarette lighters, solar/battery packs and generators for places where electricity is not available.
&mdash; Elon Musk (@elonmusk) <a href="https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1501676656867614720?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 9, 2022</a></blockquote>
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Ukraine announced at the end of February that it had received the first shipment of Starlink terminals from Musk after Fedorov had appealed to Musk on Twitter, writing: “@elonmusk, while you try to colonize Mars — Russia try to occupy Ukraine! While your rockets successfully land from space — Russian rockets attack Ukrainian civil people! We ask you to provide Ukraine with Starlink stations and to address sane Russians to stand.”
Musk responded: “Starlink service is now active in Ukraine. More terminals en route.”
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Starlink service is now active in Ukraine. More terminals en route.
&mdash; Elon Musk (@elonmusk) <a href="https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1497701484003213317?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 26, 2022</a></blockquote>
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“Starlink provides high-speed, low-latency broadband internet across the globe. Within each coverage area, orders are fulfilled on a first-come, first-served basis,” the company <a href="https://www.starlink.com/">says</a>. “Using advanced satellites in a low orbit, Starlink enables video calls, online gaming, streaming, and other high data rate activities that historically have not been possible with satellite internet.”
“Starlink is ideally suited for areas where connectivity has been unreliable or completely unavailable,” the company added. “People across the globe are using Starlink to gain access to education, health services and even communications support during natural disasters.”
Shortly after Ukraine received the terminals, Musk sent out a <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/elon-musk-issues-important-warning-about-systems-he-deployed-to-ukraine">warning</a> that they would be targeted by the Russian military and that users needed to be careful.
“Important warning: Starlink is the only non-Russian communications system still working in some parts of Ukraine, so probability of being targeted is high,” Musk tweeted. “Please use with caution.”
When later asked about how users should use the system with caution, Musk responded, “Turn on Starlink only when needed and place antenna away as far away from people as possible.”
“Place light camouflage over antenna to avoid visual detection,” Musk added.
Musk, who also co-founded Tesla, has since advocated for different energy policies for Europe as they deal with the Russia invasion of Ukraine.
“Hopefully, it is now extremely obvious that Europe should restart dormant nuclear power stations and increase power output of existing ones. This is *critical* to national and international security,” Musk tweeted. “Also nuclear is vastly better for global warming than burning hydrocarbons for energy.”
“For those who (mistakenly) think this is a radiation risk, pick what you think is the worst location,” Musk added. “I will travel there &amp; eat locally grown food on TV. I did this in Japan many years ago, shortly after Fukushima. Radiation risk is much, much lower than most people believe.”
Related: <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/elon-musk-pushes-energy-policy-for-u-s-that-would-negatively-affect-his-own-company-extraordinary-times-demand-extraordinary-measures">Elon Musk Pushes Energy Policy For U.S. That Would ‘Negatively Affect’ His Own Company: ‘Extraordinary Times Demand Extraordinary Measures’</a>

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