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yangsuns t1_iv4qce8 wrote
Reply to comment by whosthedoginthisscen in Ukraine suffered a comms outage when 1,300 SpaceX satellite units went offline over funding issues by thatoneguy889
Q: There've been some kind of competing claims on who -- who has paid for Starlink so far. Has it been privately donated, or has this been -- has this been U.S. government-funded primarily?
MS. SINGH: I've seen the open-source reporting out there that there have been donations from -- I think it was characterized as different partners. I don't have more for you on that at this time.
yangsuns t1_iv4px2k wrote
Reply to comment by tadcoffin in Ukraine suffered a comms outage when 1,300 SpaceX satellite units went offline over funding issues by thatoneguy889
I couldn't find the 2400 number, but found a higher one from another CNN article, which reported that Musk stated in a letter to DoD that his 'most advanced models he send to Ukraine cost up to $4500 a month.' Actually he charge more for regular customers for that service: Starlink Maritime - High-speed, low-latency internet with up to 350 Mbps download while at sea. $5,000/mo with a one-time hardware cost of $10,000.
yangsuns t1_iv4p4c7 wrote
Reply to comment by [deleted] in Ukraine suffered a comms outage when 1,300 SpaceX satellite units went offline over funding issues by thatoneguy889
Source? The latest news I found about this is that on Oct 18th, 'Pentagon confirmed that DoD has not paid SpaceX any money for Starlink services in Ukraine. ' source
yangsuns t1_iv4kzl6 wrote
Reply to Ukraine suffered a comms outage when 1,300 SpaceX satellite units went offline over funding issues by thatoneguy889
If no one pays the bill, any internet company anywhere will cut the wire way faster. I know that Ukraine is fighting for good cause, but that doesn't make Musk or anyone obligated to fund it.
yangsuns t1_iv4k3bu wrote
Reply to comment by AugustHenceforth in Ukraine suffered a comms outage when 1,300 SpaceX satellite units went offline over funding issues by thatoneguy889
Musk paid for this from his own pocket for months, he did more for Ukraine than any other billionaires.
yangsuns t1_j2dxj7v wrote
Reply to Wild bears population size across the US and the EU. The US has 340 000 wild bears (300 000 Black bears, 33 000 Brown/Grizzly bears, 7 000 Polar bears). The EU has 15 500 wild bears (zero Black bears, 15 500 Brown/Grizzly bears, zero Polar bears). 2008-2022 data 🇺🇸🇪🇺🗺 [OC] by maps_us_eu
What are bears doing in Arizona? Aren't they cooler weather animals?