SpaceX partnership becomes a boon during Hurricane Melissa
Dontchev said Starlink received a call from US Charge d’Affaires Kimberly Furnish to see what else SpaceX could do for The Bahamas as the storm approached. He explained that after the call, the company partnered with a foundation run by Matt Weidman to fund, in part, evacuation flights for more than 13,000 people from the…
SpaceX and US partners help with Bahamas evacuations
SPACEX has joined forces with US and Bahamian partners to help evacuate more than 1,400 residents from the Southeast Bahamas as Hurricane Melissa bears down on the region. Flights yesterday carried evacuees from Inagua, Mayaguana, Acklins, Crooked Island, Long Cay, and Ragged Island to New Providence. US Chargé d’Affaires Kimberly Furnish said the United States…