Probably a lot from star link business but separately, launching a government satellite does not give you continued access to that satellite’s business.
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LEDZeppelin@lemmy.world 10 months ago
Just imagine highly classified intelligence information in the hands of dangerous people like Moron Musk
GBU_28@lemm.ee 10 months ago
roguetrick@lemmy.world 10 months ago
Oh don’t worry, they’re not giving him the real spy satellite optics for these flying digital cameras. A low orbit trash satellite cluster that will waste itself in no time is just a nice thing for the DoD to shovel money into.
Zetta@mander.xyz 10 months ago
They are just finally moving on from getting fleeced by the traditional massive defense contractors. Starlink satellites are an extremely cool piece in engineering, and spaceX is one of the most impressive engineering companies in the world. I’m sure these spy sats they are making are fairly advanced
Tinidril@midwest.social 10 months ago
Just imagine the US goes to war and Elon shuts them off because some foreign leader strokes his (let’s say) ego.
Zetta@mander.xyz 10 months ago
Starsheild is just a satellite bus, which is just sorta like the central building block for satellites. It handles communication, navigation, etc. The government will likely be in total control of the system once it’s deployed.
Tinidril@midwest.social 10 months ago
Communication is kinda important.