SpaceX is in the spotlight following the spat between President Donald Trump and Elon Musk. Trump said he’d pull government contracts for SpaceX while Musk threatened to decommission the Dragon spacecraft.
Following the news, questions arise over what that would mean for U.S. space readiness, would this push the United States closer to Russia to access the ISS, and what does this mean for the U.S.–China space race?
NTD spoke with Armen Kurdian, Aeronautics Expert and retired U.S. Navy Captain, as well as Rick Fisher, Senior fellow, International Assessment and Strategy Center, for insights on the national and geopolitical implications of this.
