Jun. 15 at 12:00 PM
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EXCLUSIVE: WHITE HOUSE REVIEWS SPACEX CONTRACTS AS TRUMP-MUSK FEUD SIMMERS, SOURCES SAY
By Marisa Taylor and Joey Roulette
WASHINGTON, June 13 (Reuters) - The White House earlier this month directed the Defense Department and NASA to gather details on billions of dollars in SpaceX contracts following the public blowout between President Donald Trump and billionaire Elon Musk, four people familiar with the order told Reuters.
Sparking an ongoing review, the administration ordered the agencies to scrutinize Musk’s contracts to ready possible retaliation against the businessman and his companies, these people said. As Reuters reported on Thursday, Pentagon officials are simultaneously considering whether to reduce the role that SpaceX, Musk’s space and satellite company, may win in an ambitious new U.S. missile defense system.