US EditionNASA, Pentagon push for SpaceX alternatives amid Trump’s feud with Musk: Washington Post
- In early June 2025, US NASA and Pentagon officials urged SpaceX competitors to accelerate development amid Trump threatening to cancel SpaceX contracts.
- This situation arose after Elon Musk criticized Trump's tax and spending bill last week, prompting Trump to lash out and threaten contract terminations.
- Musk responded defiantly by threatening to stop flying the Dragon spacecraft, which would halt US astronaut transport to the ISS, but later withdrew the threat.
- About $22 billion in SpaceX contracts are at risk, alarming NASA and the Pentagon, which heavily rely on SpaceX for astronaut flights and sensitive satellite launches.
- This conflict highlights US space program vulnerabilities due to heavy dependence on SpaceX, with competitors like Boeing’s Starliner still unreliable and alternative options limited.
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NASA, Pentagon rush for replacement of SpaceX as Trump-Musk feud deepens
NASA and Pentagon officials moved swiftly this past week to urge competitors to Elon Musk's SpaceX to more quickly develop alternative rockets and spacecraft after US President Donald Trump threatened to cancel Space X's contracts and Musk's defiant response, The Washington Post reported on Saturday local time.
Starliner future plans still in limbo
A year after the launch of a flawed crewed test flight Starliner, NASA has yet to determine the next mission for the spacecraft with mixed signals about the vehicle’s future. The post Starliner future plans still in limbo appeared first on SpaceNews.
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Pentagon, NASA push SpaceX competitors to speed up work amid Trump-Musk feud, report says
Even as Elon Musk's SpaceX launched a radio satellite into orbit on Saturday, the Pentagon and NASA are pushing his competitors to speed up the development of their own spacecraft, according to the Washington Post. CBS News New York journalist Ali Bauman has more.
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