SpaceX CEO Elon Musk threatened to begin decommissioning the company’s Dragon spacecraft, according to The Associated Press. The move came after President Donald Trump suggested pulling federal contracts from Musk’s businesses. The clash unfolded Thursday on social media, where Musk responded to Trump’s remarks about cutting ties with SpaceX and Starlink by posting that Dragon decommissioning would begin immediately. While it’s unclear how serious the statement was, NASA heavily depends on SpaceX for transporting astronauts, supplies, and science missions, including plans to return humans to the moon. SpaceX is the only U.S. firm capable of ferrying crews to the International Space Station, following Boeing’s troubled Starliner program.
