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SpaceX

2002

Elon Musk's launch and spacecraft company; NASA's primary crew and cargo transport provider and the dominant launcher of U.S. national-security payloads. Under a reported ~$1.8B contract it is building the National Reconnaissance Office's classified Starshield constellation of spy satellites - placing a commercial firm at the core of the U.S. orbital-surveillance apparatus.

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confirmedNational Reconnaissance Office (NRO)
building its classified Starshield spy-satellite constellation (~$1.8B)
Source: Reuters, Mar 2024; TWZ / Payload on Starshield
confirmedElon Musk
founder and CEO
Source: SpaceX (Wikipedia)
confirmedNASA
NASA's primary crew and cargo launch provider
Source: NASA Commercial Crew / CRS contracts
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