Don’t let the Trump-Musk breakup harm ‘children’ NASA – Latest News
Dead as the Trump-Musk bromance plainly is, neither man — nor the American people, heck even the world as a entire — would benefit from a disruption in federal contracts for no less than two Musk firms: Starlink and, particularly, SpaceX.
It headed that manner at one level in Thursday’s post-war, with President Trump’s Truth Social blast saying one technique to save billions is “to terminate Elon’s Governmental Subsidies and Contracts,” prompting a later Musk tweet about SpaceX “decommissioning its Dragon spacecraft immediately.”
Credit banker Bill Ackman for weighing in on X with a call for the two to “make peace for the benefit of our great nation.
Tesla and SpaceX Chief Executive Officer Elon Musk speaks at the SATELLITE Conference and Exhibition in Washington, March 9, 2020. AP
We are a lot stronger collectively than aside” — which introduced a terse “You’re not wrong” reply from Musk, adopted by normal radio silence.
Trump has additionally cooled down, pointedly shrugging off the feud as he chatted with Post reporters Friday.
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Which suggests he gained’t be taking Steve Bannon’s insane advice to attempt to deport Musk and have Uncle Sam seize SpaceX.
The Crew Dragon is now the major vehicle for US astronauts heading to orbit; the Cargo Dragon is now key to supplying the International Space Station.
President Donald Trump walks from the Oval Office earlier than departing on Marine One from the South Lawn of the White House, Friday, June 6, 2025, in Washington. AP
SpaceX headquarters is proven in Hawthorne, California, U.S., June 5, 2025. REUTERS
And SpaceX’s reusable, super-heavy-lift Starship holds big promise for each public- and private-sector ambitions in space.
And no higher options are on the close to horizon, although we actually root for vigorous private-sector competitors to keep reducing prices and increasing humanity’s off-planet footprint.
As for Starlink, it’s plainly the most cost-effective and best option for federal packages to supply broadband in distant, lower-income areas.
Musk, in the meantime, would solely be stomping on his own goals (and earnings) if he stop his NASA work now.
The breakup sure appears everlasting, however some relationship remains to be mutually helpful, and a boon to everybody besides their still-shared enemies; anybody pushing both man to struggle any more is simply urging him to shoot himself in the foot.
