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How SpaceX Became Embedded in America's War Machine
Politics • National Security
How SpaceX Became Embedded in America’s War Machine
Pledges to quickly deploy technology and ties cultivated with Pentagon have helped land new contracts totaling billions of dollars
By Drew FitzGerald and Micah Maidenberg
June 7, 2026 9:00 pm ET
A SpaceX rocket was launched from Cape Canaveral, Fla., in December. Jennifer Briggs/Zuma Press
SpaceX’s years of courting the national-security establishment are paying off.
The U.S. government is SpaceX’s largest single client, which the 24-year-old company identified as “Customer A” in securities filings ahead of its planned initial public offering. Revenue from the government, which totaled around $4 billion in 2025, is set to sharply climb over the next few years.
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How SpaceX Became Embedded in America’s War Machine
Pledges to quickly deploy technology and ties cultivated with Pentagon have helped land new contracts totaling billions of dollars
By Drew FitzGerald and Micah Maidenberg
June 7, 2026 9:00 pm ET
A SpaceX rocket was launched from Cape Canaveral, Fla., in December. Jennifer Briggs/Zuma Press
SpaceX’s years of courting the national-security establishment are paying off.
The U.S. government is SpaceX’s largest single client, which the 24-year-old company identified as “Customer A” in securities filings ahead of its planned initial public offering. Revenue from the government, which totaled around $4 billion in 2025, is set to sharply climb over the next few years.
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