— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) March 3, 2022 However, Viasat’s KA-SAT broadband geostationary satellite, which provides service to Ukraine and other parts of Europe, has suffered service disruptions since the invasion started Feb. 24, which the company has blamed on a “cyber event.” The focus on cybersecurity and anti-jamming upgrades comes at the expense of other company initiatives. “SpaceX reprioritized to cyber defense & overcoming signal jamming. Will cause slight delays in Starship & Starlink V2,” Musk wrote. He did not elaborate on the nature of the delays. Starlink V2 is the second generation of the Starlink service, with its satellites designed to be launched on Starship vehicles. SpaceX has released few details about the capabilities of those satellites. SpaceX has been developing Starship vehicles at its Boca Chica, Texas, test site called Starbase, but cannot attempt an orbital launch of the vehicle until it received a license from the Federal Aviation Administration. That license, in turns, depends on the completion of an environmental assessment the FAA says will be done March 28, a date that has already slipped twice. That shift in resources, though, does not appear to affect other SpaceX initiatives, including launching additional current-generation Starlink satellites. SpaceX launched a set of 47 Starlink satellites March 3 from the Kennedy Space Center, the third such launch in the last two weeks. Another Falcon 9 launch of Starlink satellites is scheduled for no earlier than March 8 from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station. Musk also said that Starlink would not block Russian news sources from its network “unless at gunpoint.” The European Union has sought to block Russian state-controlled broadcasters, such as Russia Today and Sputnik, from operating in its countries. That ban extends to internet service providers as well as cable and satellite television companies. Starlink has been told by some governments (not Ukraine) to block Russian news sources. We will not do so unless at gunpoint. Sorry to be a free speech absolutist.