Posted on 07/07/2026 2:14:37 PM PDT by SmokingJoe
BREAKING: The Pentagon has awarded SpaceX two of its biggest satellite contracts worth ~$6.5B
• $4.16B for AMTI satellite constellation
• $2.29B for Space Data Network
• Builds military surveillance + space-based communications
• For next-gen missile defense, per SpaceNews
(Excerpt) Read more at x.com ...
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Liberal meltdowns in 3..2...1
A nice little side job for SpaceX.
They make most of their money from StarLink.
From one LadyZ:
Of course it has ‘awarded’ SpaceX over $6.5 B worth of contracts! TRUMP=CORRUPTION
Giving Elon Musk what he wants is part of the agreement with this corrupt administration.
https://x.com/i/status/2074598428076618112
Chuckle.
Amazing how many brains have been warped with the outlandish propaganda about anything the president or Musk does...Apparently that’s where their own thoughts are - money/money/money so that’s the reason for ANY action out of the administration...They really believe that the president and Musk are in it for the $$$$$ - yep- they sit and look at their financial statements every night! LOL.....
I asked why something as seemingly archaic as a splash down is used....Safest Possible Landing.
Elon...Thank you. You're an inspiration.
I’ll bet if she asked the right questions, she’d be able to pull up the other bids... Musk can outbid anyone right now because he can afford to. No big mystery here.
Elon Musk is a combination of Edison, Tesla, and Henry Ford all in one genius for our age.
Shows what an African immigrant can accomplish in the USA!
Yes.
This is great news. The best of the best.
Stock hit lowest point since IPO today, if people are looking to buy.
SpaceX Starship Superheavy Flight #13 coming up soon !!!! A FULL ORBIT around the Earth for a "catch" of Starship back at the tower would be a huge achievement !!
Glad I bought some shares last week.
Seems to me SpaceX doesn’t have serious competition, and it’s not the government’s job to hold the hand of some wannabe when they don’t have the expertise that SpaceX does.
It’s our taxpayer’s money, so at least spend it on the one company who will fulfill the contact as written.
SpaceX has put something like 80% of the mass put into orbit in the last 5 years.
U.S. space capability would be dog meat but for SpaceX.
Go Elon Musk!
And FWIW, our godson just went to work for them. Good stuff!
SpaceX is a great choice - waiting for the liberal elite freak out...
I look for the orbit & catch on Flight 14, if all goes well on Flight 13.
Psalm 3:
3 “Let us uburst their bonds apart
and cast away their cords from us.”
4 He who vsits in the heavens laughs;
the Lord holds them in derision.
5 Then he will speak to them in his xwrath,
United States arrogance. ✖️
The Artemis program needs for Blue Origin to get back up & running, both for program requirements and for political concerns.
For the technical side, the Blue Origin lander is necessary and visually, you can think of it as a super-sized Apollo lander. Would also be suitable for a land & leave temporary Moon habitat and also to cannibalize it for useable parts & equipment for Moon structures.
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