Elon Musk Says Starlink Adding Donation Feature After Ukraine Funding Controversy

Elon Musk Says Starlink Adding Donation Feature After Ukraine Funding Controversy
Tesla and SpaceX Chief Executive Officer Elon Musk speaks at the SATELLITE Conference and Exhibition in Washington on March 9, 2020. Susan Walsh/AP Photo
Tom Ozimek
Tom Ozimek
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Billionaire tech mogul Elon Musk said that SpaceX would be rolling out a feature letting people donate Starlink satellite internet units to places in need, after Musk said that the rocket company couldn’t continue to fund Starlink in Ukraine “indefinitely.”

Musk said in an Oct. 17 post on Twitter that SpaceX would add a donate option to Starlink, while responding to a message from Ham Serunjogi, co-founder of an African cross-border payments firm, who offered to donate money to set up Starlink terminals in parts of the continent where internet access is patchy.
Tom Ozimek
Tom Ozimek
Reporter
Tom Ozimek is a senior reporter for The Epoch Times. He has a broad background in journalism, deposit insurance, marketing and communications, and adult education.
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