Elon Musk’s SpaceX inks deal with US, deepening ties to intelligence, military agencies

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Elon Musk’s SpaceX is deepening its ties with US intelligence and military agencies through classified contracts ranging in the billions of dollars. SpaceX has long been a major partner for the US in launching military satellites, but documents reviewed by the Wall Street Journal show the company entered into a massive $1.8 billion classified contract with the US government in 2021. SpaceX will not publicly clarify the government agency behind the contract. SpaceX has also developed a branch of the company, Starshield, specifically to deal with government clients. The organization claims its satellites can handle secure communications and capture data,...