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96 Elon Musk said that his institution SpaceX cannot money the Starlink work successful Ukraine "indefinitely."
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Elon Musk said Friday that SpaceX cannot proceed money Starlink terminals successful Ukraine "indefinitely," aft a study suggested his abstraction exploration institution had asked the Pentagon to screen the costs.
SpaceX's donated Starlink net terminals person been important successful keeping Ukraine's subject online during the warfare against Russia, adjacent arsenic connection infrastructure gets destroyed.
Last week, Musk tweeted that the cognition has outgo SpaceX $80 cardinal truthful far, and volition transcend $100 cardinal by the extremity of the year.
On Friday, the billionaire, who is besides CEO of Tesla, said SpaceX cannot money the existing strategy "indefinitely" and nonstop respective 1000 much terminals that person precocious information usage.
It follows a CNN study that SpaceX told the U.S. authorities it could nary longer money Starlink services successful Ukraine. The study cited documents obtained from the Pentagon and said SpaceX is asking the U.S. authorities wage for the terminals instead.
The missive from SpaceX to the Pentagon claimed that Ukraine's usage of Starlink could outgo adjacent to $400 cardinal implicit the adjacent 12 months, according to the CNN report.
In a abstracted tweet Friday, Musk appeared to corroborate that SpaceX was exiting Ukraine successful immoderate form, replying to a Twitter station that referenced the Ukrainian ambassador telling Musk earlier this period to to "f--- off."
"We're conscionable pursuing his recommendation," Musk replied.
The SpaceX laminitis drew the ire of Ukrainian politicians erstwhile helium posted a Twitter canvass gauging enactment for what helium claimed was a apt result of the Russia-Ukraine war.
A spokesperson for SpaceX was not instantly disposable for remark erstwhile contacted by CNBC.
