US media: Democrats want Musk to keep the speed record of "Starlink" linked to Ukraine.
Xinhua News Agency, Washington, November 13: The Wall Street Journal reported on the 13th that two Democratic US federal senators recently sent a letter to Musk, CEO of the American space exploration technology company (SpaceX), asking him to preserve all records related to Ukraine's restriction of use of Starlink and StarShield for subsequent satellite exploration services.
According to the report, Democratic Senators Gene Shaheen and Chris Coons wrote in the letter: "The restrictions in October and November now raise the disturbing possibility that these vulnerabilities may even persist in systems that the US government relies on." These restrictions raise "serious questions" about SpaceX's control of communications systems related to national security, and "the decision-making process is not transparent." In the letter, the two asked Musk to clarify whether anyone outside SpaceX had confirmed this.
The pair also requested in the letter a large number of SpaceX records since September 1, including all communication records related to Ukraine's Starlink and StarShield, as well as communication records between Musk, SpaceX executives and the White House and Pentagon. The two asked Musk to provide written confirmation before November 30 that "all appropriate conservation measures have been implemented."
SpaceX denied using Starlink's speed limits against Ukraine this week, and a company spokesman declined to comment on the aforementioned letter.
The Wall Street Journal reported that the Democratic Party plans to open a series of investigations into the handling of the US President's administration on the Ukraine issue after taking over Congress in January of next year. Musk and other businessmen close to Trump are also under investigation. Coons, one of the authors of the letters, is expected to serve as chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee in the new Congress.
Ukrainian President Zelensky said on the 12th that in recent days there have been "major disturbances" in the operation of the "Star Shield" satellite communication system used by the Ukrainian military, which greatly increased the difficulty of the Ukrainian military intercepting Russian drones. Several Russian attacks broke through the Ukrainian defenses.
As for who ordered the speed limit in October, Musk insisted that the speed limit or use of the "star shield" was set by the US military and ultimately up to US President Trump; Trump denied having anything to do with the speed limit.