SpaceX Wins $70 Million Space Force Contract Despite Ukraine Controversy
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SpaceX secured a $70 million Space Force contract to provide customized satellite communications through its Starshield program.
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The contract will support 54 mission partners across the Army, Navy, Air Force and Coast Guard.
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SpaceX is one of 19 companies given similar contracts by the Space Force's Commercial Satellite Communications Office.
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The contract comes amid scrutiny of SpaceX for Elon Musk refusing a request to use Starlink against Russia.
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SpaceX has worked with the government before but its military role has drawn some criticism over Musk's Ukraine decision.