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Elon Musk, FAA and SpaceX

Elon Musk Wants SpaceX To Fix Air Traffic Control. Here’s Why It Won’t Work.

Satellite service Starlink doesn’t have the capabilities to be the FAA’s comms backbone. Trump officials may take a $2.4B contract from Verizon and give it to Musk’s company anyway.

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Elon Musk says upgrade of FAA’s air traffic control system is failing and SpaceX needs to take over Verizon’s contract

Elon Musk said Thursday that Verizon’s efforts to provide a critically needed upgrade to the FAA’s air traffic control system is failing. And he said that it is important that Starlink, a unit of his SpaceX satellite and rocket company,

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FAA Reportedly Considering Musk-Owned Company For $2 Billion Air Traffic Control Modernization Contract

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is considering canceling its $2.4 billion air traffic control communications system contract with Verizon and

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Trump slashed the FAA. Now, its officials must find funds for SpaceX's Starlink.

The directives came after SpaceX CEO Elon Musk criticized Verizon, which has a contract to upgrade air traffic control ...

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FAA Might Drop Verizon for Starlink as Elon Musk Controls U.S. Government

The $2.4 billion contract was awarded to Verizon in 2023, according to the Post, and upgrades the systems that allow FAA ...

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‘It’s Not’: Trump Transportation Secretary on Fox Rejects Elon Musk’s Starlink as ‘Solution’ to Air Traffic Control Issues

Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy rejected Elon Musk's Starlink as the solution to current air traffic controller issues.

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Elon Musk says upgrade of FAA’s air traffic control system is failing and SpaceX needs take over Verizon’s contract

Elon Musk said Thursday that Verizon’s efforts to provide a critically needed upgrade to the FAA’s air traffic control system is failing. And he said that it is important that Starlink ...

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