The space company of the US entrepreneur and Trump consultant Elon Musk receives a government order from the government. SpaceX is said to bring the military satellites to the military with its rocket.
The order has a value of around $ 5.9 billion, as the military space force said.
Other parts of the order package went to the companies United Launch Services ($ 5.4 billion) and Blue Origin (2.4 billion). A total of 54 missions are up to 2029. 28 of which are on SpaceX. “The result is a secure access to space for our national security missions, which increases the military willingness to work,” it said.
SpaceX dominates the commercial space in the USA. Musk’s company regularly carries out missions for NASA and other clients. At the same time, Musk has a central role in the team of US President Donald Trump. It is intended to shorten the government spending and examine the authorities according to savings options, including the military. Trump had explained that musk has no advantage from this connection.
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Arlington (dpa-Afx)