7 hours agoMusk threatens to extract the space shuttle “Dragon” from SpaceX
Periskopi(a year ago)
(a year ago)billionaire Elon Mük has threatened to make Space X Dragon useless, since US President Donald Trump threatened to terminate government contracts. The space shuttle was designed with $396m from NASA. Versions Dragon 1 and Dragon 2 are used to take astronauts and supplies to the International Space Station. [...]
billionaire Elon Mük has threatened to make Space X Dragon useless, since US President Donald Trump threatened to terminate government contracts.
The space shuttle was designed with $396m from NASA.
Versions Dragon 1 and Dragon 2 are used to take astronauts and supplies to the International Space Station. If Musk continues with the plan, then it will seriously affect NASA's ability to operate in space. SpaceX and Starlink have large contracts with the Department of Defence and some projects are classified.
NASA has also reacted after Musk's threats, reports BBC, broadcast Periscope.
“NASA will continue to implement the president's vision of the future of space. We will continue to work with our industry partners to ensure that the president's targets in space are met”, a spokesman said. NASA.
The clash between US President Trump and his former advisor Musk is continuing to deepen. /Periscope
