October 25, 2024 - by Heather Cox Richardson

Musk’s SpaceX, which operates the Starlink satellite system, won a $1.8 billion contract with U.S. military and intelligence agencies in 2021. It is the major rocket launcher for NASA and the Pentagon, and Musk has a security clearance; he says it is a top-secret clearance.

… something doesn’t seem right here… not that Musk isn’t a disturbing human being… isn’t this something our own intelligence services would have known about?… or certainly should have?… why is NASA all of a sudden saying it is concerning that Musk talks to Putin?…