I don't have any sympathy with him - in particular his decision to close it down on operations that he didn't fancy.
However, he's probably not wrong that his company didn't develop it to be used in wars. I imagine he either needs to extricate himself from it, or (better) the governments involved need to do similar.
The problem Musk has is that SpaceX has been funded directly by the US department of defence on multiple occasions - so it has been co-developed to be used in wars
Musk has is that SpaceX has been funded directly by the US department of defence on multiple occasions
Yes - you're right, I hadn't considered this. Have the reports said how he knew that an offensive was happening and how he knew when to cut the service?
I don't have any sympathy with him - in particular his decision to close it down on operations that he didn't fancy.
However, he's probably not wrong that his company didn't develop it to be used in wars. I imagine he either needs to extricate himself from it, or (better) the governments involved need to do similar.