Trump and Musk are squabbling, and NASA and the Pentagon might end up as collateral damage.
Trump is feuding with Musk, and Musk is threatening to deprive NASA of the ability to use SpaceX’s Dragon spacecraft. This would be an unexpected and significant blow to NASA. The quarrel between Trump and Musk is unfolding on the social network X. Initially, Trump threatened Musk with the cancellation of all federal contracts. Considering SpaceX’s importance to numerous government programs, writes https://xrust.ru/, it becomes clear that both NASA and the Pentagon could suffer. Intelligence agencies might also take a hit as collateral damage.
A few hours after Trump made his threat, Musk softened his stance, responding to a post on X by saying he should cool down and reconsider: “Alright, we won’t decommission Dragon.” Over the years, SpaceX has become a vital contractor for launching assets critical to national security, such as satellites for missile warning systems, military communications, and precision targeting of munitions. However, Musk’s decision to backtrack was preceded by another jab from Trump: “The simplest way to save money in our budget—billions and billions of dollars—is to end government subsidies and contracts with Elon,” he wrote on his social network Truth Social. “I’ve always wondered why Biden hasn’t done that!”
Musk soon retaliated by writing that, as a result, SpaceX would “immediately begin decommissioning its Dragon spacecraft.” If SpaceX follows through, NASA would lose the ability to send astronauts to the ISS from U.S. soil. However, NASA sometimes collaborates with Russia, which transports astronauts to the space station using its Soyuz spacecraft.
In short, both of them need to cool down.
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