Musk says Trump threat leads SpaceX to decommission Dragon spacecraft

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Musk says Trump threat leads SpaceX to decommission Dragon spacecraft

The SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket and Dragon spacecraft are seen ahead of a launch at Launch Complex 39A at the NASA’s Kennedy Space Center on March 14, 2025 in Cape Canaveral, Florida. 

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Elon Musk on Thursday said that his company

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will begin decommissioning its

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“immediately” because of threats by President Donald Trump to cancel government contracts with Musk’s businesses.

Musk’s announcement, on his social media site X, came amid an escalating war of words with Trump that began after the Tesla CEO criticized the major tax bill being pushed by the Republican president.

“In light of the President’s statement about cancellation of my government contracts, @SpaceX will begin decommissioning its Dragon spacecraft immediately,” Musk wrote.

A SpaceX Dragon capsule brought NASA astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams back to Earth in March after the pair were stranded for months at the International Space Station by a Boeing Starliner capsule.

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