When the Ukrainian digital minister asked Musk to send Starlink systems, he reacted quickly.
In an interview with the CEO of Insider's parent company, the founder of the companies discussed Russia's invasion of Ukraine, space travel, and what makes human beings special.
It was interesting to see the Russia anti-satellite demonstration a few months ago in the context of this conflict, Musk said.
It caused a lot of trouble for the satellite operators. He said that it had some danger for the space station, where there are Russian cosmonauts.
Insider previously reported that the Starlink system is helping the Ukrainians destroy Russian weaponry. Even if there are internet or power failures, the system ensures drones can work.
Musk warned Starlink users in Ukranian that they should only use the system when needed, as they may be targeted in the ongoing war.
If you attempt to take out Starlink, it will be difficult because there are 2,000 satellites.
That means a lot of anti-satellite missiles. I hope we don't have to put this to a test, but I think we can launch satellites faster than they can launch anti-satellite missiles.
Musk said in the interview that it was important to stop Putin. It has not been very public.
He said that we cannot let Putin take over Ukraine. This is crazy.
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