Elon Musk-owned SpaceX may be building spy satellite network for US agency
Elon Musk’s space company, SpaceXis reportedly building a network of hundreds of spy satellites. A report has said that this work is being done under a classified contract with a US intelligence agency.Citing five sources familiar with the program, news agency Reuters reported that SpaceX’s Starshield business is building a network under a $1.8 billion contract that was signed in 2021 with the National Reconnaissance Office (NRO), an intelligence agency that manages spy satellites.The report said that the leaked plans reveal SpaceX’s role in building a massive network of low-Earth orbit satellites aimed at supporting ground forces for the US…