SpaceX Pentagon Contract for Ukraine: A Major Springboard for Starlink

Co-Authored by Jose Del Rosario and Brad Grady CNBC reported that in early-June, “the Pentagon agreed to purchase Starlink satellite internet terminals from SpaceX for use in Ukraine as Kyiv continues to defend itself against a full-scale Russian invasion. Contract details, specifically price, scope and timeline were not disclosed for operational security reasons and due.

Al Jazeera: Will the Ukraine war ground the space industry?

Russia regularly sends both humans and satellites up on their Soyuz rockets. “Their expertise in human spaceflight is especially strong,” says Claude Rousseau, research director at Northern Sky Research, a space consultancy firm. Ukraine’s position is less important, yet the country has a sizable space industry. Elon Musk even declared that the Ukraine-designed Zenit rocket.