Elon Musk is a 'real genius', Putin says after satellite talks with SpaceX boss
Summary
Vladimir Putin said he is in close contact with Elon Musk about satellite technology and called Musk a “real genius.” Putin said Russia and the United States need to coordinate their satellite networks to prevent interference between Russia’s Rassvet system and SpaceX’s Starlink.Key Facts
- Putin made the comments on Wednesday at the Russia-Africa Summit in Moscow.
- Rassvet is Russia’s satellite internet project, which the Russian Embassy described as an alternative to Starlink.
- Putin said Russia and the United States are working to prevent their satellites from interfering with each other in orbit.
- SpaceX did not respond to a request for comment, according to the article.
- The article says Starlink has launched roughly 13,000 satellites, while satellite trackers show a couple of dozen Rassvet satellites in orbit.
- Ukraine has relied on Starlink for internet access during the war; the article says Ukrainian forces recently experienced connectivity problems and Musk acknowledged SpaceX had intentionally caused them.
- Musk’s companies, including SpaceX and Tesla, are based in the United States.
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