Elon Musk says SpaceX can’t afford to give Ukraine free Starlink access anymore
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That was SpaceX CEO Elon Musk explaining that the company cannot fund Starlink services for people in Ukraine in perpetuity because it’s too expensive.
In the aftermath of the Russian military mobilization of Ukraine, Musk donated Starlink’s internet terminals, the satellite-powered internet service operated by SpaceX, in part to help keep Ukraine’s military online during the conflict. But now Musk says the company cannot fund the system “indefinitely,” claiming the total costs for the operation for Ukraine is costing the company roughly $20 million per month.