Elon Musk Pulls Back on Threat to Withdraw SpaceX Dragon Spacecraft

The comment comes amid a public feud between the Tesla CEO and Trump.
Elon Musk Pulls Back on Threat to Withdraw SpaceX Dragon Spacecraft
Elon Musk attends the finals for the NCAA wrestling championship in Philadelphia on March 22, 2025. Matt Rourke/AP Photo
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Tech billionaire Elon Musk on Friday withdrew his threat to decommission the SpaceX Dragon spacecraft used to make trips to the International Space Station, amid a public spat with President Donald Trump.

Musk wrote on social media platform X on Thursday that he would “begin decommissioning its Dragon spacecraft immediately” after Trump threatened to cut government funding to Musk’s companies, including SpaceX.

Jack Phillips
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