I'm aware of the qualifications and level of knowledge in network security/cryptography that they hire for positions in Redmond at Starlink R&D. They are quite picky about who they hire.
Highly doubt that anything that a 3rd party can do from outside of SpaceX's network is going to gain admin control over Starlink satellites. Attempt to jam them at the RF level, maybe. On Wed, 2 Mar 2022 at 15:40, Mike <mike+li...@yourtownonline.com> wrote: > You guys are missing the obvious. Russia isn't going to attack starlink in > space, they are going to take over it's command and control functions and > deorbit the entire constellation without firing a shot. Same for China and > N. Korea, which both already have ample motivation already to go after > starlink because of the existential threat to the iron fisted control they > exert over their populace and the free flow of information. So while musk > may be able to fly 50 at a time and has his own launch capability, if the > command and control facilities are hijacked, musk will run out of money > putting it all back together. > > > > On 3/2/22 1:28 PM, Scott McGrath wrote: > > The Russians have several ASAT systems not all of them are ground based. > Remember they also have that grappler which locks onto satellites and > destroys them. I think this conflict will be the first one where some > of the battles will be fought in orbit ie the ultimate ‘high ground’ the > NATO countries have kept to the UN treaties on not militarizing space. > Other countries well not so much > > On Wed, Mar 2, 2022 at 12:35 PM Valdis Klētnieks <valdis.kletni...@vt.edu> > wrote: > >> On Wed, 02 Mar 2022 08:51:05 -0500, Dorn Hetzel said: >> >> > Yeah, if Russia needs one 1st stage booster for every bird they kill, >> and >> > SpaceX needs one 1st stage booster for every 50 they put up.... Yes, >> > Russia is bigger than SpaceX, but that's a tremendous ratio. >> >> Plus the asymmetry is even worse than that.... >> >> Elon can use that *same* first stage booster to launch *another* 50 >> next week, while the Russians need to get a *new* booster for shooting >> down the next bird. >> >> That's the *real* game changer in what SpaceX is doing.... >> >
