Musk says FCC risked lives in hurricane by rejecting SpaceX Starlink award

Published October 2, 2024 8:47pm ET



SpaceX executive Elon Musk took aim at the Federal Communications Commission by claiming that it could have “saved lives” in Hurricane Helene if it had not rejected an $886 million award to Starlink last year.

“Had the FCC not illegally revoked the SpaceX Starlink award, it would probably have saved lives in North Carolina,” Musk wrote on his social media platform X on Wednesday.

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