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Musk Backs Off Threat To Decommission Dragon Capsule

SpaceX Dragon

Dragon crewed capsule ferries astronauts and cargo to and from the International Space Station.

Credit: NASA
After an explosion of threats and insults on social media and in public between President Donald Trump and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk, the crewed Dragon capsule will not be decommissioned. Musk said on June 5 that SpaceX “will begin decommissioning its Dragon spacecraft immediately” after Trump had...
Garrett Reim

Based in the Seattle area, Garrett covers the space sector and advanced technologies that are shaping the future of aerospace and defense, including space startups, advanced air mobility and artificial intelligence.

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