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Elon Musk reverses course, says SpaceX will keep funding Ukraine Starlink service for free

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(CNN) — US billionaire Elon Musk tweeted on Saturday that SpaceX will […]

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  1. Musk: SpaceX might keep funding satellite service in Ukraine

    Headline from WFMZ Allentown ·

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    Elon Musk reverses course, says SpaceX will keep funding Ukraine Starlink service for free

    Headline from WISH-TV Indianapolis ·

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  1. WFMZ Allentown

    Officials: Musk seeks US funds for Ukraine satellite network (opens WFMZ Allentown)

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    WFMZ Allentown's feed description

    Senior U.S. officials say the Defense Department has gotten a request from SpaceX and Tesla founder Elon Musk to take over funding for his satellite network that has provided crucial

  2. Lamag

    Elon Musk Tells Pentagon He Can't Keep Paying for Ukraine Satellites (opens Lamag)

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    The richest man in the world says his corp can’t “indefinitely” go on funding Starlink satellite services for war-torn Ukraine

  3. Digital Journal

    Musk says cannot fund Starlink in Ukraine indefinitely (opens Digital Journal)

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    Digital Journal's feed description

    Starlink, a constellation of over 3,000 small satellites in low Earth orbit, has been vital to Ukraine's war effort against Russia.

  4. Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

    Musk seeks U.S. funds for Ukraine satellite network (opens Arkansas Democrat-Gazette)

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    Arkansas Democrat-Gazette's feed description

    The Defense Department has gotten a request from SpaceX and Tesla founder Elon Musk to take over funding for his satellite network that has provided crucial battlefield communications for Ukrainian military forces during the war with Russia, U.S. official said Friday.

  5. The Buffalo News

    Official: Musk seeks US funding of Ukraine satellite network (opens The Buffalo News)

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    The Buffalo News's feed description

    A senior U.S. official says the Defense Department has gotten a request from SpaceX and Tesla founder Elon Musk to take over funding for his satellite network that has provided

  6. Portland Press Herald

    Musk seeks Pentagon funds for Ukraine satellite network (opens Portland Press Herald)

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    Portland Press Herald's feed description

    The request comes amid a Twitter war between him and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky.

  7. CBS News

    Elon Musk wants U.S. to fund his satellite network in Ukraine, official says (opens CBS News)

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    Billionaire's Starlink system has provided crucial battlefield communications for Ukrainian military forces.

  8. Courthouse News Service

    Officials: Elon Musk seeks US funds for Ukraine satellite network (opens Courthouse News Service)

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    Courthouse News Service's feed description

    Musk's Starlink system of more than 2,200 low-orbiting satellites has provided broadband internet to more than 150,000 Ukrainian ground stations. Early Friday, Musk tweeted that it was costing SpaceX $20 million a month to support Ukraine’s communications needs.

  9. Military.com

    Official: Musk Seeks DoD Funding of Ukraine Satellite Network (opens Military.com)

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    Military.com's feed description

    The Starlink system has provided crucial battlefield communications for Ukrainian military forces during the war with Russia, a U.S. official said.

  10. Los Angeles Times

    Musk seeks U.S. funds for Ukraine satellite network, officials say (opens Los Angeles Times)

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    Elon Musk asks Pentagon to pick up the tab for his satellite network that provides battlefield communications for Ukrainian military forces.

  11. ABC 17 Mid-Missouri

    Exclusive: Musk's SpaceX says it can no longer pay for critical satellite services in Ukraine, asks Pentagon to pick up the tab (opens ABC 17 Mid-Missouri)

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    ABC 17 Mid-Missouri's feed description

    By Alex Marquardt Since they first started arriving in Ukraine last spring, the Starlink satellite internet terminals made by Elon Musk’s SpaceX have been a vital source of communication for Ukraine’s military, allowing it to fight and stay connected even as cellular phone and internet networks have…

  12. The Bemidji Pioneer

    Musk will keep funding Ukraine, even though Starlink is losing money (opens The Bemidji Pioneer)

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    The billionaire has been in online fights with Ukrainian officials over a peace plan he put forward which Ukraine says is too generous to Russia.

  13. WFMZ Allentown

    Musk: SpaceX might keep funding satellite service in Ukraine (opens WFMZ Allentown)

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    WFMZ Allentown's feed description

    Billionaire Elon Musk suggested in a Saturday tweet that his rocket company SpaceX may continue to fund its satellite-based Starlink internet service in Ukraine. But Musk’s tone and wording also

  14. FOX 29 Philadelphia

    Elon Musk tweets about ongoing funding for satellite service in Ukraine (opens FOX 29 Philadelphia)

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    FOX 29 Philadelphia's feed description

    He suggested that SpaceX may continue to fund its satellite-based Starlink internet service in Ukraine -- but his tone and wording also raised the possibility that he was just being sarcastic.

  15. The Times of Israel

    ‘The hell with it’: Musk decides to keep funding Starlink for Ukraine (opens The Times of Israel)

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    The Times of Israel's feed description

    SpaceX CEO reverses course after saying on Friday he could not continue funding program; he has become embroiled in public spat with Kyiv over suggestion to compromise with Russia

  16. WISH-TV Indianapolis

    Elon Musk reverses course, says SpaceX will keep funding Ukraine Starlink service for free (opens WISH-TV Indianapolis)

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    WISH-TV Indianapolis's feed description

    (CNN) — US billionaire Elon Musk tweeted on Saturday that SpaceX will […]

  17. The National Interest

    Amid Controversy, Musk Backs Off Pledge to Fund Ukraine Starlink Satellites (opens The National Interest)

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    The National Interest's feed description

    The tech entrepreneur has been in the news lately for his controversial take on Ukraine.

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