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US senators Jeanne Shaheen and Chris Coons have asked Elon Musk to preserve records on restrictions affecting Ukraine’s Starlink and Starshield services, raising concerns about SpaceX’s control of critical communications.
Democratic US senators Jeanne Shaheen and Chris Coons have demanded that Elon Musk preserve documents relating to SpaceX restrictions on Ukraine’s use of Starlink and Starshield, UNIAN reported, citing Reuters. They want written confirmation by November 30 that appropriate steps have been taken to retain the records.
The senators also requested SpaceX documents dating from September 1, including correspondence about both services in Ukraine and communications involving Musk, SpaceX executives, the White House and the Pentagon. UNIAN’s report did not specify the year attached to those dates or the date of the letter.
Shaheen and Coons said the restrictions raised serious questions about SpaceX’s control over communications systems vital to national security. They criticised the company’s decision-making as opaque and warned that vulnerabilities similar to those they associated with restrictions in October and November could also affect systems used by the US government.
The UNIAN report included no response from Musk or SpaceX to the letter and did not establish that the requested documents had been handed over.
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