Turning the $2.4 billion project over to Musk’s company would be a major test of conflict-of-interest rules in government contracting.

Officials at the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) on Friday ordered staff “to begin finding tens of millions of dollars for a Starlink deal” to upgrade air traffic control communications, anonymous sources have told Rolling Stone.

The Federal Aviation Administration has agreed to use SpaceX’s Starlink internet system to upgrade the information technology networks it uses to manage US airspace, raising new concerns about conflicts of interest for CEO Elon Musk in one of his other roles,

The Federal Aviation Administration directed staff to locate tens of millions of dollars for a Starlink deal, sources tell Rolling Stone

Elon Musk's rocket company SpaceX said on Wednesday that its Starlink satellite unit has no intent to take over any Federal Aviation Administration telecommunications contract, rejecting media reports.

SpaceX (SPACE) on Wednesday clarified that Starlink (STRLK) was not getting any contracts from the U.S. government after recent media reports suggested that it could possibly receive one from the Federal Aviation Administration that was originally with Verizon (NYSE:VZ).