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A vitriolic war of words between President Donald Trump and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk could have profound repercussions for the nation’s civil and military space programs By Lee Billings edited by Dean Visser Elon Musk (left) and President Donald Trump (right) seemed to be on good terms during a press…

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Later this month, an inconspicuous 150-kilogram satellite is set to launch into space aboard the SpaceX Transporter 14 mission. Once in orbit, it will test super-accurate next-generation satnav technology designed to make up for the shortcomings of the US Global Positioning System (GPS).  The satellite is the first of a…

There have been increasing demands for Donald Trump to take over SpaceX immediately following a threat from Elon Musk to leave NASA astronauts stranded in space during a heated disagreement with the president.  In a tense exchange on Thursday, Trump responded to Musk’s escalating remarks by proposing that the entrepreneur’s…

Donald Trump and Elon Musk arrive for a test launch of SpaceX's Starship rocket on November 19, 2024, in Brownsville, Texas. Getty Images In the barrage of attacks that President Donald Trump and Elon Musk fired at each other Thursday, one stood out: Trump’s threat to cancel federal contracts with…

The feud between Elon Musk and Donald Trump deepened after Musk resigned from his advisory role at the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), where he was involved in cutting federal costs. Musk became an outspoken critic of Trump’s major tax-and-spending legislation, especially opposing cuts to EV subsidies and objecting to…

WASHINGTON - About US$22 billion (S$28 billion) worth of SpaceX’s government contracts are at risk, and multiple US space programmes could face dramatic changes in the fallout of Mr Elon Musk and President Donald Trump’s explosive feud on June 5. The disagreement, rooted in Mr Musk’s criticism of Mr Trump’s…

US President, Donald Trump has threatened to cancel government contracts with Elon Musk’s companies as they continue to feud over a major tax bill. Trump, in a Truth Social post, wrote: "The easiest way to save money in our Budget, Billions and Billions of Dollars, is to terminate Elon's Governmental Subsidies and Contracts."…

Examples of visible, thermal and evapotranspiration imagery in agricultural fields in Lachlan Valley, Australia, from Hydrosat's VanZyl-1 satellite. Credit: Hydrosat SAN FRANCISCO — Hydrosat announced plans June 5 to gather thermal-infrared imagery with a second satellite launching later this month on the SpaceX Transporter-14 rideshare. VanZyl-2 has four times the…

“I’m starting to worry that two narcissistic megalomaniacs with a total inability to see value in other humans might have a hard time making friends,” Stephen Colbert noted Late-night hosts commented on the growing feud between Donald Trump and Elon Musk over the president’s “big beautiful bill.” Since departing his…