State Department cables show Trump officials pushing smaller nations to greenlight licensing of Musk’s satellites at the same time they are facing trade talks.
A SpaceX rocket launches from the Kennedy Space Centre this year carrying a batch of Starlink internet satellites. AP
Less than two weeks after President Donald Trump announced 50 per cent tariffs on goods from the tiny African nation of Lesotho, the country’s communications regulator meet representatives of Starlink.
The satellite business, owned by billionaire and Trump adviser Elon Musk’s SpaceX company, had been seeking access to customers in Lesotho.
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