As Ukrinform reported, Antonov Airlines announced it online excitement.

Antonov Airlines delivered a civilian telecommunications satellite on one of its AN-124-100-150 aircraft from Toulouse, France, to the NASA landing site in Titusville, USA, where it will be launched by the company. Space X“, the message says.

ANTONOV Airlines transported a civil telecommunications satellite on one of its AN-124-100-150 aircraft from Toulouse, France, to the NASA Shuttle Landing Facility in Titusville, USA, to be launched by the US aerospace company. @SpaceX pic.twitter.com/dBZ7AHoE7f

– ANTONOV Airlines (@AirlinesAntonov) October 27, 2022

As Ukrinform reported, a few weeks ago, American media reported that SpaceX asked the US Department of Defense to take over payment for satellite Internet services provided by Starlink terminals in Ukraine. Musk later clarified that he did not require reimbursement of already incurred costs, but that he was unable to continuously finance the operation of the transferred terminals, which would cost the company more than $120 million by the end of the year and nearly $400 million over the next 12 months. .

After outcry caused by the SpaceX founder’s posts, the Ukrainian government has announced that it has decided to keep its free funding. Musk even said that he would create a donation feature on Starlink’s checkout page, and that his company eventually closed the issue and formally withdrew its funding request from the US Department of Defense.