Elon Musk’s SpaceX wins contracts worth $714 million from Pentagon; as Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin New Glenn rocket awaits national security clearance
The US Space Force has awarded SpaceX, led by Elon Musk, five of seven critical military launch missions for the upcoming fiscal year, totaling $714 million. The contracts are said to reinforce SpaceX’s dominance in Pentagon space contracts, despite recent public tensions between Musk and President Donald Trump. United Launch Alliance (ULA) secured the remaining…