PUBLISHED: 01:51 EST, 27 February 2022 | UPDATED:17:33 EST, 27 February 2022
By MATT MCNULTY
- Elon Musk said SpaceX will rescue the International Space Station if Russia attempts to drop it from orbit after threats by Vladimir Putin's space chief
- The SpaceX billionaire made the comments on Saturday, just hours after the company's Starlink satellite broadband service was made available in Ukraine
- Musk also tweeted that SpaceX is sending more terminals to the country, whose internet has been disrupted due to the Russian invasion
- 'Starlink service is now active in Ukraine. More terminals en route,' Musk tweeted
- He was responding to a tweet by a Ukraine government official who asked Musk to provide the embattled country with Starlink stations
- Internet connectivity in Ukraine has been affected by the Russian invasion, particularly in the southern and eastern parts of the country
- Officials think internet access can help defeat Russian propaganda, and expose atrocities being carried out by Putin's troops
- While extremely costly to deploy, satellite technology can provide internet for people who live in rural or hard-to-serve places
By MATT MCNULTY
- Elon Musk said SpaceX will rescue the International Space Station if Russia attempts to drop it from orbit after threats by Vladimir Putin's space chief
- The SpaceX billionaire made the comments on Saturday, just hours after the company's Starlink satellite broadband service was made available in Ukraine
- Musk also tweeted that SpaceX is sending more terminals to the country, whose internet has been disrupted due to the Russian invasion
- 'Starlink service is now active in Ukraine. More terminals en route,' Musk tweeted
- He was responding to a tweet by a Ukraine government official who asked Musk to provide the embattled country with Starlink stations
- Internet connectivity in Ukraine has been affected by the Russian invasion, particularly in the southern and eastern parts of the country
- Officials think internet access can help defeat Russian propaganda, and expose atrocities being carried out by Putin's troops
- While extremely costly to deploy, satellite technology can provide internet for people who live in rural or hard-to-serve places
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