Comment on SpaceX is reportedly building a $1.8 billion network of spy satellites for US intelligence
pennomi@lemmy.world 10 months agoExactly my point. YOU don’t need a surveillance network. The US government DOES. And what do you know, this constellation was purchased by the US military, and is entirely for their exclusive use.
This constellation is being purchased from SpaceX but is not going to be operated by SpaceX. I’m not sure why everyone thinks this is the same as Starlink as if it were a consumer product.
db2@lemmy.world 10 months ago
Because Elon is both smart and stupid enough to build in a personal backdoor.
pennomi@lemmy.world 10 months ago
Elon barely does anything at SpaceX these days. No doubt this deal is being run by Shotwell instead.