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Elon Musk a 'real genius', Putin says after talks with SpaceX boss: The Russian President praised Musk and said they are in "close" contact.
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Elon Musk a 'real genius', Putin says after talks with SpaceX boss
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  • At the Russia-Africa Summit in Moscow, Putin discussed Rassvet, Russia's own satellite internet project.

  • Putin said contact with Musk was important to prevent Rassvet and Starlink satellites from interfering with each other in orbit.

  • Starlink has launched roughly 13,000 satellites, according to the company; online trackers list only a couple of dozen Rassvet satellites in orbit.

  • Ukraine relied on Starlink; its military had connectivity problems last week, which Musk acknowledged SpaceX had caused intentionally.
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