Days After DOGE Lands at the Agency, the FAA Says It’s Testing Starlink Equipment in Its Systems

Elon Musk’s SpaceX is working with the Federal Aviation Administration, the very agency his DOGE organization is currently in the process of modernizing. According to multiple outlets, the FAA is currently testing the use of SpaceX’s Starlink satellite network to improve its telecommunications in remote geographical areas. The relationship between Musk’s company and the agency was originally reported by Bloomberg and announced by the FAA in a tweet posted Monday evening. The agency said that Alaska and other remote areas have “long had issues with reliable weather information” and that Musk’s satellite network would hopefully assist with improving that blindspot. “The 2024 FAA Reauthorization required the FAA to fix telecommunications connections to address those needs,” a statement, posted by the agency on Musk’s website, X, reads. “That is why the FAA has been considering the use of Starlink since the prior administration to increase reliability at remote sites, including in Alaska. ... Read full article.