Elon Musks SpaceX is working to integrate its Starlink satellite technology into the U.S. Federal Aviation Administrations (FAA) national airspace network, according to Bloomberg. The FAA has already begun testing

Elon Musk said Thursday that Verizon’s efforts to provide a critically needed upgrade to the FAA’s air traffic control system is failing. And he said that it is important that Starlink, a unit of his SpaceX satellite and rocket company,

At the same time, Musk has been trying to obtain a $2 billion contract now held by Verizon to run the FAA’s communications system for all U.S. air traffic.

Elon Musk said Thursday that Verizon’s efforts to provide a critically needed upgrade to the FAA’s air traffic control system is failing. And he said that it is important that Starlink, a unit of his SpaceX satellite and rocket company,

SpaceX CEO Elon Musk redirected his criticism of the Federal Aviation Administration’s aging system to L3Harris Thursday, after discovering that Verizon was not the company behind the software.

The FAA is reportedly considering ending a $2.4 billion contract with Verizon to update its communication technology and instead award it to Elon Musk’s SpaceX.

Three SpaceX workers hired as temporary FAA employees are barred from accessing the Office of Commercial Space Transportation’s systems, ethics records reveal.

The $2.4 billion contract was awarded to Verizon in 2023, according to the Post, and upgrades the systems that allow FAA offices to communicate with air traffic control facilities. But Musk has been critical of Verizon in recent days,