Staff Reports
SpaceX’s Starshield division has inked a sweet $1.8 billion deal with the National Reconnaissance Office (NRO), say inside sources. That’s some serious cash, folks! Five tipsters spilled the beans to Reuters about this massive contract for Starshield’s satellite network, which is all about keepin’ our nation safe and secure. They’re all about earth observation, communications, and hosted payloads, standing strong for that good ol’ national security. You can read all about it on their website!
When the Washington Examiner reached out for some juicy comments from SpaceX and the NRO, they got nothin’. Zip, zilch, nada. It’s like they’re keepin’ mum about the whole thing.
Well this is good I think as @elonmusk and his team are pretty smart, just hope he is careful. I trust him, but not our Government. https://t.co/j6En6eyROh
— Smurf ❌ (@Smurf4555) March 16, 2024
And if that ain’t enough drama for ya, there’s some serious tension between SpaceX CEO Elon Musk and President Joe Biden. It’s like a showdown at the O.K. Corral, but with rockets instead of revolvers. The company’s under scrutiny from Biden’s National Labor Relations Board over the axing of eight employees. These folks had the nerve to complain about Musk’s posts on social media makin’ the company look bad, and they wanted ’em taken down. Let’s just say the big man himself wasn’t too happy about that.
But wait, there’s more! The Department of Justice actually filed a lawsuit against SpaceX last year, all ’cause they were accused of playin’ favorites when it came to hirin’ folks who were seekin’ asylum. Ooh, that’s gotta sting.
And if that’s not enough, the Pentagon turned down Musk’s request for extra cash to fund Starlink’s network over in Ukraine. Musk begged and pleaded for some more dough, but Uncle Sam wasn’t havin’ it. Even though he didn’t give ’em the goods right outta the gate when Ukraine was tangling with Russia, his network is up and runnin’ in the area even though the Biden administration ain’t lendin’ a hand.
But hey, it’s not all drama and tension over at SpaceX. Their Starlink network, which is all about hookin’ up regular Joes and business with some sweet satellite action, has been crushin’ it this year. They’ve blasted off and landed a whopping 25 rockets just in the last 12 months. And get this, folks – their latest launch last Friday sent 23 whole satellites out into the wild blue yonder. That’s some serious star power, right there.
In case you didn’t know, SpaceX was born back in 2002, thanks to Musk’s big dreams. Now, they’re sittin’ pretty as the top dog in the satellite game. Yessir, it’s a crazy world out there in outer space, but with Elon Musk and his SpaceX crew at the helm, we’re in for one wild ride!
