BY TOP WAR
“What happens if the Russians and the Chinese target satellites? Will this be a threat to Starlink?” – such a question was asked by journalists to Elon Musk in connection with the conduct of a Russian special operation in Ukraine. The answer was:
“It was interesting to look at the Russian anti-satellite demonstration a few months ago in the context of this conflict. Because it caused a lot of controversy among satellite operators. It even posed some danger to the space station where the Russian cosmonauts are located. So why did they do it? This was a message before the aggravation of the situation in Ukraine. If you try to disable Starlink, it won’t be easy because we already have over 2 satellites. That means a lot of anti-satellite missiles. I hope we don’t have to test this in practice, but I think we can launch satellites faster than they can shoot them down with anti-satellite missiles.”
Elon Mask
Elon Mask
Battle for supremacy in space
Why kill them at all? Starlink can provide relatively inexpensive high-speed communications across the entire surface of the planet (in the future). And, besides, is Elon Musk so progressive, pushing the world towards a better future?
