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2022-02-11 Science & Technology

Elon Musk is helping reconnect Tonga to the internet using SpaceX Starlink satellites, after a giant volcanic eruption and tsunami cut off undersea cables

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Posted by Skidmark 2022-02-11 00:00|| E-Mail|| Front Page|| [11 views ] Top

#1 Are these the satellites which got zapped in a solar storm?

Maybe we should just take the hint about Tonga.

Posted by swksvolFF 2022-02-11 11:46|| 2022-02-11 11:46|| Front Page Top

#2 Subheadline: "9ornHub revenues dip owing to Tongonian giant volcanic eruption and tsunami."

Posted by Anomalous Sources 2022-02-11 23:42|| 2022-02-11 23:42|| Front Page Top

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