Sources: Trump Wants to "Cut Ties" with SpaceX, but Review Finds It Indispensable

On July 20, according to Jinshi Data citing the Wall Street Journal, sources said that the government began reviewing SpaceX's contracts with the federal government just days after Trump raised the possibility of cutting off business ties with Musk's companies in early June. However, officials believe that most of the contracts cannot be cancelled because they are critical to the Department of Defense and NASA. On June 5, after Musk escalated his personal attacks, Trump declared that the simplest way to save federal funds was to "terminate" contracts with Musk's companies. Days later, a senior official at the U.S. General Services Administration asked the Department of Defense, NASA, and other federal agencies to complete a spreadsheet listing all current contracts and other transaction agreements with SpaceX. After reviewing the data, officials at the White House and agencies, including the Pentagon, determined that most of the contracts were critical to the Department of Defense and NASA. Some of SpaceX's contracts may continue to be reviewed, people familiar with the matter said. [Techflow TechFlow]