Summary
The FAA is reportedly set to cancel a $2.4 billion contract with Verizon to modernize air traffic control communications and instead award it to Elon Musk’s Starlink.
Musk has publicly criticized Verizon’s system as failing, though without evidence. SpaceX employees have been embedded within the FAA, and some now have agency email addresses.
The move raises concerns about favoritism and conflicts of interest, especially as Musk’s companies have received $38 billion in government funding.
The contract transfer has not followed standard procedures, prompting resistance from senior FAA officials.
Oh, they definitely do… Both republican and Democrat representatives have basically stopped doing town hall meetings with their constituents because people just scream at them to stop Musk. There’s frequent protests, fox news anchors are questioning what’s going on with Musk - if there’s anything almost everyone can agree on right now, it’s “fuck Elon Musk”