Musk said he will decommission Dragon aircraft, only US spacecraft capable of flying humans in orbit and used by NASA.
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Elon Musk, CEO of Tesla and self-proclaimed “first buddy” of United States President Donald Trump, has stepped up criticism of the president’s massive tax legislation in recent days, leading to a blow-up which saw Tesla stock plunge and Musk saying he would decommission Dragon aircraft immediately.
NASA relies on SpaceX’s Dragon spacecraft to ferry astronauts to and from the International Space Station under a contract worth roughly $4.9bn. The capsule is the only US spacecraft capable of flying humans in orbit.
Musk’s statement marks a dramatic escalation in an intensifying fight with Trump that burst into public view this week, when Musk opposed the Trump administration’s linchpin spending bill.
