Elon Musk's SpaceX is helping a broadband 'dead-zone' in Cork to get better internet “I tabled a question to Tesla on their noticeboard, and it was picked up on… I was then contacted directly by SpaceX.” By Gráinne Ní Aodha Thursday 13 May 2021, 3:57 PM May 13th 2021, 3:57 PM 28,172 Views 26 Comments Tesla CEO Elon Musk; Emma Fitzpatrick and Lesley Cox. Tesla CEO Elon Musk; Emma Fitzpatrick and Lesley Cox. TECH BILLIONAIRE ELON Musk is to help improve internet connections for locals in a broadband dead-zone in Co Cork, after a businesswoman got in touch with his company about her patchy connection. Emma Fitzpatrick is an acupuncturist who offers therapies and online classes to help teach people exercises to de-stress. Since the pandemic hit, she, her husband and two children have been competing for internet from their home in Knockawaddra, Co Cork.