How Elon Musk’s Friendship With the F.C.C. Smooths the Way for SpaceX’s I.P.O. NYT - Top Stories By: Cecilia Kang 8 June 2026 at 19:31 Brendan Carr, the chairman of the Federal Communications Commission, has greenlighted regulatory requests for the company’s Starlink satellite internet service and lavished praise on its chief executive. © Eric Lee for The New York TimesBrendan Carr, chairman of the Federal Communications Commission.