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Adeldor t1_jay1f1t wrote

Reply to comment by [deleted] in Half of all active satellites are now from SpaceX. Here’s why that may be a problem by ye_olde_astronaut

No, he did not cut off service. Starlink provided service and hardware free of charge after the Ukrainian vice prime minister's plea for help. No one realized the war would drag on for as long as it has, and after a while Musk wanted the US to pay for future service, just like Raytheon et al are being paid.

Meanwhile, the service continues uninterrupted, with the quoted Ukrainian minister saying Musk is "one of the biggest private donors of our future victory."

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Llanite t1_jayez0j wrote

He's such a shitty person for trying to get compensated for his work.

Reddit peak.

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