Aaj TV English News - Technology https://english.aaj.tv/ Aaj TV English en-Us Copyright 2026 Mon, 06 Apr 2026 07:41:06 +0500 Mon, 06 Apr 2026 07:41:06 +0500 60 Elon Musk to provide Florida with Starlink satellites in response to Hurricane Ian https://english.aaj.tv/news/30300016/elon-musk-to-provide-florida-with-starlink-satellites-in-response-to-hurricane-ian <p><strong>Florida Governor Ron DeSantis said SpaceX Chief Executive Elon Musk agreed to provide the company’s satellite internet service, Starlink, for help in response to Hurricane Ian in areas of Southwest Florida still without connectivity.</strong></p> <p> <figure class='media sm:w-1/2 w-full media--left '> <div class='media__item '><picture><img src='https://i.aaj.tv/large/2022/10/03142012777cfe5.jpg?r=142102' alt='A SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket lifts off from historic launch pad 39-A at the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida, US, February 6, 2018. Image via REUTERS ' /></picture></div> <figcaption class='media__caption '>A SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket lifts off from historic launch pad 39-A at the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida, US, February 6, 2018. Image via REUTERS</figcaption> </figure></p> <p>“We are working with Elon Musk and Starlink satellite. They are positioning those Starlink satellites to provide good coverage in Southwest Florida and other affected areas,” DeSantis told reporters on Saturday. “We are expecting 120 additional large Starlink units to deploy to Southwest Florida.”</p> <p><strong>Read more: <a href="https://www.aajenglish.tv/news/30299959/hurricane-ian-death-toll-climbs-to-83-us-officials-defend-response">Hurricane Ian death toll climbs to 83, US officials defend response</a></strong></p> Florida Governor Ron DeSantis said SpaceX Chief Executive Elon Musk agreed to provide the company’s satellite internet service, Starlink, for help in response to Hurricane Ian in areas of Southwest Florida still without connectivity.

A SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket lifts off from historic launch pad 39-A at the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida, US, February 6, 2018. Image via REUTERS
A SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket lifts off from historic launch pad 39-A at the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida, US, February 6, 2018. Image via REUTERS

“We are working with Elon Musk and Starlink satellite. They are positioning those Starlink satellites to provide good coverage in Southwest Florida and other affected areas,” DeSantis told reporters on Saturday. “We are expecting 120 additional large Starlink units to deploy to Southwest Florida.”

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]]> Technology https://english.aaj.tv/news/30300016 Mon, 03 Oct 2022 14:31:15 +0500 none@none.com (Reuters) Destroyed homes and businesses on Pine Island, Florida are seen from a U.S. Army National Guard Blackhawk helicopter as U.S. National Guard Bureau Chief General Daniel Hokanson tours the area by air after Hurricane Ian caused widespread destruction on Pine Island, Florida, US, October 1, 2022. Image from REUTERS