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Re:What's Happening Inside the NIH and NSF by yoyonamite on Wednesday February 05, 2025 @11:30AM (#42950915)
This sounds like a potential conflict of interest:

PROJECT ANNOUNCEMENT: Inspection of USAID's Oversight of Starlink Terminals Provided to the Government of Ukraine May 14, 2024

https://oig.usaid.gov/node/6814

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Re:What's Happening Inside the NIH and NSF by scarab92 on Wednesday February 05, 2025 @11:33AM (#42950973)
Immaterial.

The contract value is less than $1 mill per year, and SpaceX initially provided it for free so clearly not designed as a money maker.

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Re:What's Happening Inside the NIH and NSF by ceejayoz on Wednesday February 05, 2025 @12:08PM (#42951659)
> Immaterial.

Oh, well if you say so.

> SpaceX initially provided it for free so clearly not designed as a money maker.

That's literally the same approach drug dealers use. "First hit is free!"

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