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- Elon Musk said SpaceX will decommission its Dragon spacecraft immediately amid Trump feud.
- The announcement came after Trump said cancelling Musk’s government contracts would save money.
- SpaceX’s Dragon ships are use in NASA missions to the International Space Station.
Elon Musk’s feud with President Donald Trump has officially reached orbit.
Musk said in a post on X Thursday that SpaceX “will begin decommissioning its Dragon spacecraft immediately” in light of Trump’s statement that floated cancelling the billionaire’s government contracts and subsidies.
The SpaceX CEO included a screenshot of Trump’s Truth Social post from earlier that said terminating Musk’s government contracts would be the “easiest way to save money in our Budget, Billions and Billions of Dollars.”
SpaceX’s Dragon spaceships are used to transport NASA astronauts and supplies to and from the International Space Station.
Business Insider has reached out to the White House and NASA for comment.
The comments came as the feud between the former allies exploded on Thursday, with Trump and Musk publicly traded insults on their respective social media platforms, Truth Social and X.
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