This is indeed one of the main reasons that Starlink must remain a civilian operation.
It can be used for infrastructure that is military, but it cannot be used for unequivocally offensive strikes that make it fair game to be struck back.
An adversary blowing up Starlink satellites would create a domino effect of destruction that would generate a vast field of debris making space unusable.
Wow! This is huge!
Elon Musk just confirmed that 𝕏 is adding a long-press on the like button to send someone $1 via 𝕏 Money.
A long press turns it into an instant tip.
Imagine tipping your favorite posts in one gesture… and eventually with $DOGE.
@JimParsons71@elonmusk The like button! Per Elon's post it's coming, so once it's live you hold the heart down instead of tapping and it sends the creator $1 through X Money
@elonmusk This is the AI use case that doesn't get enough hype. Finding the bug is half the job, getting it patched before anyone else finds it is the other half 🛠️
NASA says SpaceX is targeting a first-of-its-kind Starship-to-Starship refueling demo for early 2027. Here's how the fuel handoff works, step by step 🚀
SpaceX’s Starship HLS will rendezvous and dock with the Orion spacecraft and its crew in low Earth orbit.
Similar to a gas station on Earth, a series of propellant “tanker” Starships will transfer propellant to the waiting “depot” Starship.
Correct.
Using Starlink, a civilian commercial service, for offensive drone strikes to kill people has never been allowed, nor should it be.
Starshield, a different system, is controlled by the US government. What they decide to do is up to them.
Ukraine military violated Starlink terms of service and used it for offensive drone strikes to kill people. That loophole was closed last week.
Starlink remains critical to the defense of Ukraine, as it is the only system that cannot be jammed or blown up, at least for now. Were Starlink to be turned off, the Ukrainian front line would collapse immediately. This is NOT a threat, it is simply a statement of fact.
Starlink was also crucial to preventing Russia from overrunning Ukraine in the early days of the war, as all other means of communication were destroyed or jammed by Russia.
SpaceX has done more to defend Ukraine than any private company on Earth BY FAR.
That said, I have nothing but UTTER CONTEMPT for the virtue-signaling evil warmongers who push for endless slaughter and offer no realistic solution to the conflict. May you burn in hell.
End of story.