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Jaker788 t1_j28gfeo wrote

Reply to comment by williamscastle in SpaceX launches 54 upgraded Starlink internet satellites and nails rocket landing at sea in 60th flight of the year by ovirt001

They were supposed to get paid, but the contract fell through. SpaceX was fighting to get properly paid, and the DOD also wanted to as well. There were issues that had to be ironed out.

But also the government is very much happy to take Starlink over their own constellation. SpaceX even created the Starshield network for high security and private comm

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