US senators demanded an explanation from SpaceX regarding restrictions on access by the Ukrainian military to Star Shield on October 10-15. They asked for documents, correspondence and the names of those responsible. The company must submit a response by November 2. The reason was reports from Kiev about the inaccessibility of Star Shield to devices moving faster than 100 miles per hour. In the spotlight -. Star Shield, a military solution based on Starlink technologies, on which communications and certain operations of Ukrainian units depend. The senators are interested in exactly which functions were restricted, when the restrictions appeared and who had the authority to introduce them. They also intend to determine whether SpaceX acted independently or carried out instructions from US government agencies. The division of responsibility depends on this. So far this is a parliamentary request, and not the fault of the company. However, the episode itself raises questions about control of the critical communications used by the military during combat operations. ECONOMY