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Why SpaceX Became Crucial To The U.S. Space Program
CNBC· 2025-08-24 15:01
Three. Two. One.Zero. Ignition. Liftoff.SpaceX has become synonymous with U.S. Space supremacy. SpaceX is irreplaceable as a national asset. Right now, SpaceX is just completely dominant.But it's dominant because it's the best. For years, the U.S. Government and SpaceX have had a mutually beneficial relationship. The government is an extraordinary customer from us, both the Department of Defense as well as NASA.The news these days is we have $22 billion worth of government contracts. We earned that. Booster ...
How the U.S. space industry became dependent on SpaceX
CNBC· 2025-08-24 13:00
SpaceX is valued at around $400 billion and is critical for U.S. space access, but it wasn't always the powerhouse that it is today.Elon Musk founded SpaceX in 2002. Using money that he made from the sale of PayPal, Musk and his new company developed their first rocket, the Falcon 1, to challenge existing launch providers."There were actually a lot of startup aerospace companies looking to take on this market. They recognized we had a monopoly provider called United Launch Alliance. They had merged the Boei ...
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Elon Musk· 2025-08-15 17:39
RT SMX 🇺🇸 (@iam_smx)Grok Imagine just brought this moment to life.Elon Musk in 2006, staring at debris from Falcon 1, which was the first of three failed rocket launches from SpaceX’s early days. https://t.co/xqYzHfSP8q ...
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Tesla Owners Silicon Valley· 2025-08-05 12:04
Elon Musk on the Starship efficiencies “The cost per flight and cost per ton for payload of the Starship will go below the Falcon 1”Can’t believe it’ll have that much improvement given its size and power. https://t.co/mQsoY19crk ...
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Tesla Owners Silicon Valley· 2025-06-14 17:59
Starship 3 will be 400 times more payload for less than the cost of a Falcon 1. https://t.co/tLb8JcEpf7 ...
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Tesla Owners Silicon Valley· 2025-06-13 06:46
Elon Musk“Falcon 1 is about half a ton to orbit. Starship 3 will be 400 times more payload for less than the cost of a Falcon 1. These are unthinkable numbers. Nobody ever thought this was possible.” https://t.co/ntq0PQwQQK ...