Elon Musk's SpaceX Is Secretly Building A Huge Spy Satellite Network For The US Government
Mar 17, 2024
SpaceX, the aerospace manufacturer founded by Elon Musk, is currently developing a network of spy satellites for a U.S. intelligence agency. This initiative, which underscores the growing partnership between SpaceX and national security agencies, involves constructing hundreds of satellites under a classified contract valued at $1.8 billion with the National Reconnaissance Office (NRO), according to Reuters, which cited sources familiar with the project. The contract, signed in 2021, tasks SpaceX's Starshield business unit with creating a sophisticated satellite system to enhance the U.S. government and military's global surveillance capabilities. This move into vast, low-Earth orbiting satellite systems represents a significant investment by the Pentagon and could revolutionize the ...Full story available on Benzinga.com
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