NASA entrusts SpaceX with the lives of its astronauts, and the Pentagon relies heavily on the company to launch its most sensitive satellites.

The rift between Musk and Trump started following Musk's criticism of the GOP-endorsed "Big Beautiful Bill" and in the latest online spat Musk says he is decommissioning his company’s Dragon spacecraf

President Donald Trump has said he plans to "take a look" at Elon Musk's government contracts after their blowup on Thursday. Musk and Trump sparred publicly as their relationship crumbled in real time over the House fiscal plan that Republicans named the "One Big Beautiful Bill Act.