šØ Elon Musk Just Threatened to Kill Dragon šš
Then immediately walked it back. Here's what happened:
š TL;DR:
Trump threatened to cut off billions in federal contracts to SpaceX.
Musk reacted instantly, saying heād shut down the Dragon program (the one flying astronauts to the ISS).
After major public backlash (and probably some NASA DMs), Musk reversed course.
> āGood advice. Ok, we wonāt decommission Dragon.ā
š§© Why it matters:
Dragon is core to NASA missions, including $843M for ISS retirement.
SpaceX has over $22B in U.S. government contractsāmany tied to Dragon.
One impulsive tweet couldāve grounded human spaceflight.
š Tesla stock dipped ~14%. SpaceX = untouched (it's private).
š§ Lesson: Billionaire feuds can rattle markets and missions. Donāt fade geopolitics.
š„ Stay sharp. Volatility isnāt just in crypto.