In the early days of Russia's invasion of Ukraine,porno izlemek ruh sa?l??? Elon Musk's fairly new satellite internet service Starlink had a moment in the spotlight when its billionaire founder pledged to help Ukraine stay digitally connected with the rest of the world.
While Musk and Starlink's parent company, SpaceX, received adulation from their fans for the gesture, it turns out that the U.S. taxpayers were actually responsible for millions of dollars of Musk's Starlink "donation."
The US Agency for International Development (USAID) paid SpaceX for 1,333 Starlink terminals to send to Ukraine, according to a new report in the Washington Post, At a price of $1,500 per terminal, the government agency spent around $2 million for the hardware. SpaceX also sent an additional 3,667 terminals and delivered service to them.
But USAID also paid around $800,000 in transportation costs to deliver these terminals to Ukraine. In total, U.S. taxpayers paid SpaceX more than $3 million.
It's a far cry from SpaceX's original comments on the matter.
“I’m proud that we were able to provide the terminals to folks in Ukraine,” SpaceX President Gwynne Shotwell saidat the Satellite 2022 conference in Washington DC just last month. “I don’t think the U.S. has given us any money to give terminals to the Ukraine.”
In a press release put out by USAID, the agency classified the arrangement that saw 5,000 Starlink terminals sent to Ukraine as a "public-private partnership.”
Space reporter Joey Roulette noticed one interesting thing about USAID's press release: The agency editedthe original version of the statement on its website to remove the $10 million it claimed that SpaceX covered.
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A USAID spokesperson later revised the claim saying that the Starlink deliveries "were made possible by a range of stakeholders, whose combined contributions valued over $15 million and facilitated the procurement, international flights, on-the-ground transportation, and satellite Internet service of 5,000 Starlink terminals.”
A few questions remain, however. Did USAID get a deal from Starlink? Or did the agency overpay for the terminals? A basic Starlink package costs $499. The premium kit, which comes with the antenna, WiFi router, and tripod, goes for $2,500. Again, the USAID paid $1,500 per terminal. According to the Washington Post, SpaceX did not respond to inquiries about pricing.
This wouldn't be the first time Elon Musk's companies received significant funding from the U.S. government. The FCC has previouslyawarded SpaceX with $886 million in funding in order to improve rural broadband with Starlink. And Tesla has receivedbillions in government funding as well.
As Russia launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine just 6 weeks ago, Ukrainians quickly worried about their ability to communicate with the rest of the world.
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"Starlink service is now active in Ukraine," SpaceX founder Elon Musk tweetedto the Vice Prime Minister of Ukraine Mykhailo Fedorov on Feb. 26 in response to a personal plea for help. "More terminals en route."
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Musk did deliver, although it's unclearjust how much Starlink has actually helped. But we only now know that he did so with lots of help from the U.S. government. And a major assist from the U.S. taxpayer.
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