Re: Software on SpaceX / Blue Origin projects

["Niocláisín Cóilín de Ghlostéir" <Spamassassin@irrt.De>]

On Wed, 11 Jun 2025, Kevin Chadwick wrote in comp.lang.ada -
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> (I'm very happy that SpaceX succeeded here. Not only do they deserve it, after
> such persistence, but I think it is a very important step that will force all
> launcher suppliers to aim towards reusable launchers, leading to huge
> launch-cost reductions.)"
>

I wouldn't trust anything that Elon is involved with. I believe SpaceX won
atleast one contract against Blue Origin during an interim senators term
who met with him when their application was awarded outstanding despite not
meeting the level to qualify at all. The NASA director said he would hold
SpaceX to deliver before releasing any further funds during Bidens term but
he has been removed. Has any re-usability beyond what the space shuttle
achieved actually been demonstrated?"


This webpage reports one theory about a recent allegation about SpaceX's 
Starlink:
Max Hunder, "Ukraine says Starlink's global outage hit its military 
communications", July 25, 20258:44 AM GMT+1,
HTTPS://WWW.Reuters.com/business/media-telecom/ukraine-says-starlinks-global-outage-hit-its-military-communications-2025-07-25

A few minutes earlier than this webpage I heard a radio station report 
this theory and a rival theory. I looked at TV to find a (possible) report 
but I failed to find even a hint of a report shown by TV.

I looked at Starlink.com but I failed to find a confession.
Corinne Reichert, "Starlink Restored After Hours-Long Outage Took Down 
Elon Musk's Satellite Internet Service", July 24, 2025 4:55 p.m. PT,
HTTPS://WWW.CNet.com/news-live/starlink-restored-after-hours-long-outage-took-down-elon-musks-satellite-internet-service
reports that Starlink did confess on X. (X does not allow non-users to 
read.)

That CNet webpage reports this same theory as Reuters without a rival 
theory.

These outages do not happen to rival satellite Internet constellations.

That CNet webpage reports that Starlink also uses T-Mobile for "texting". 
Deutsche Telekom AG owns T-Mobile. T-Systems GEI GmbH (Deutsche Telekom) 
uses Ada.