• lemmyisprettycool@lemmy.worldOP
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    5 months ago

    SpaceX is a defense contractor. They handle the majority of the United States govts. satellites. They are working with Northrup Grumman. They are definitely a defense contractor.

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      5 months ago

      Fair, bad choice of words on my part. What I was trying to say is that Starlink isn’t a government owned asset, it’s a commercial product. While it has the potential for defense applications, the government has no reason to pressure them to activate satellites faster than SpaceX want to.