Elon Musk says upgrade of FAA’s air traffic control system is failing and SpaceX needs to take over Verizon’s contract
Elon Musk falsely accuses Verizon of putting US air safety at 'serious risk'
WASHINGTON - Billionaire presidential adviser Elon Musk on Thursday falsely accused Verizon, a rival contractor of his SpaceX Starlink system, of putting U.S. air safety at risk through a communications system that is actually operated by L3Harris.
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SpaceX Starlink Needed to Save FAA From Failing Verizon Air Traffic Control
Starlink owner Musk wrongly accuses Verizon of faulty US aviation system
Billionaire presidential adviser Elon Musk on Thursday falsely accused Verizon, a rival contractor of his SpaceX Starlink system, of putting U.S. air safety at risk through a communications system that is actually operated by L3Harris.
SpaceX May Benefit if FAA Cancels Its $2B Contract with Verizon (VZ)
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is considering canceling a $2 billion contract with Verizon Communications (VZ) in order to upgrade
Musk walks back criticism of Verizon network, shifts blame to L3Harris
SpaceX CEO Elon Musk redirected his criticism of the Federal Aviation Administration’s aging system to L3Harris Thursday, after discovering that Verizon was not the company behind the software.
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CNN’s Honig Shreds Musk’s ‘Flagrant’ Attempt to Award Federal Contract to SpaceX: ‘It Actually Is a Federal Crime’
CNN senior legal analyst Elie Honig sharply denounced DOGE chief Elon Musk's efforts to get the Federal Aviation Administration to break its contract with Verizon and use his company SpaceX instead, calling the idea a "flagrant" conflict of interest.
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SpaceX Targets Monday for Starship Flight 8
According to the FAA’s current operations plan advisory, the launch window for the eighth test flight of Starship—the largest rocket to ever fly—opens Monday at 6:30 p.m. EST. SpaceX confirmed that in an update Thursday. The company had previously been aiming to fly Friday.
Musk’s SpaceX antennas installed at South Jersey FAA building where DOGE spurred federal worker firings
At the same time, Musk has been trying to obtain a $2 billion contract now held by Verizon to run the FAA’s communications system for all U.S. air traffic.