Elon Musk goes on a tirade
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The SpaceX CEO took shots at Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy as Duffy and Jared Isaacman position themselves to lead the space agency.
SpaceX signed the nearly $3 billion government contract in 2021. It helped solidify the fledgling company as a powerhouse in space travel as the country with the most advanced space program gave it the stamp of approval. Since then, SpaceX’s valuation has ballooned from $100 billion to reports of over $400 billion.
Elon Musk predicts SpaceX will carry almost 90% of Earth's orbital payload by the end of the year, calls it Earth's Space Program.
A spat over the future of NASA under the Trump administration went public on Tuesday, with Elon Musk panning Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy as having a “2 digit IQ” and advocating for his ally Jared Isaacman to run the space agency in a string of social media posts.
SpaceX chief executive Elon Musk lobbed criticism at NASA’s interim administrator Sean Duffy, taking high-risk shots at a member of President Donald Trump’s cabinet as the nomination process for the agency’s top job intensifies.