Musk out, Bezos in as President Trump remakes space defense
As Amazon's star rises, Elon Musk's political pivot may have cost SpaceX billions in potential Golden Dome contract funding.
In a dramatic reshaping of the U.S. space defense landscape, the Trump administration is pivoting a long way from Elon Musk's SpaceX and actively relationship Jeff Bezos' Amazon (AMZN) -backed Mission Kuiper as part of its bold Golden Dome missile defense program.
The $175 billion initiative is being designed to thrill in a multi-layered, space-based shield over the USA.
Per sources speaking to Reuters this week, tensions between President Donald Trump and Musk, which culminated in a high-profile fallout in early June, delight in accelerated efforts by the White House and Pentagon to diversify previous SpaceX for tremendous portions of the Golden Dome.
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