๐จ Elon Musk Just Threatened to Kill Dragon ๐๐
Then immediately walked it back. Here's what happened:
๐ TL;DR:
Trump threatened to cut off billions in federal contracts to SpaceX.
Musk reacted instantly, saying heโd shut down the Dragon program (the one flying astronauts to the ISS).
After major public backlash (and probably some NASA DMs), Musk reversed course.
> โGood advice. Ok, we wonโt decommission Dragon.โ
๐งฉ Why it matters:
Dragon is core to NASA missions, including $843M for ISS retirement.
SpaceX has over $22B in U.S. government contractsโmany tied to Dragon.
One impulsive tweet couldโve grounded human spaceflight.
๐ Tesla stock dipped ~14%. SpaceX = untouched (it's private).
๐ง Lesson: Billionaire feuds can rattle markets and missions. Donโt fade geopolitics.
๐ฅ Stay sharp. Volatility isnโt just in crypto.