US government reportedly spent millions to send Starlink to Ukraine

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US government reportedly spent millions to send Starlink to Ukraine. Source SpaceX
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US government reportedly spent millions to send Starlink to Ukraine. Source SpaceX

Last month, SpaceX President Gwynne Shotwell said she didn't believe the federal government gave any money to SpaceX to provide terminals to Ukraine – but it appears it did

The US government has spent millions of dollars since the start of Ukraine war to send Elon Musk-owned Starlink's satellite internet terminals to Ukraine, according to a report from The Washington ...

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