Elon Musk's dreams to colonize Mars hit by intergalactic hurdle
Downdetector, a site that monitors online outages, shows issues hit SpaceX 's Starlink around 3pm ET.
Users cited issues with their internet, while others reported total blackouts.
A live outage map shows major cities, including New York, Chicago, Atlanta, Dallas, Phoenix, San Francisco and Seattle are without service.
Musk previously said that profits from Starlink are 'being to pay for humanity getting to Mars.'
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