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How the U.S. became highly reliant on Elon Musk for access to space
Besides its flights to the International Space Station and Starship program, SpaceX is deeply embedded in the Department of Defense. The feud between Elon Musk and President Trump could end all that.
Tim Farrar, president of TMF Associates, a space consultancy, says the U.S. would find it challenging to move away from Starlink, which requires dozens of launches to put its network of satellites in orbit. toggle caption Miguel J. Rodriguez Carrillo/AFP via Getty Images That has meant that rocket company's Crew Dragon, originally intended as a backup to Boeing's Starliner for trips to Earth orbit, ended up leaping forward in development. On a crewed test mission last year, a malfunction with Starliner's thrusters forced a months-long delay in bringing two astronauts back from orbit.The two ultimately came home aboard a SpaceX Dragon.
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