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Debate over SpaceX's refusal to launch Pentagon satellites

Original: If 55% of the Pentagon satellites are launched by Space X and Space X is refusing to carry the next three satellites bec

A claim is circulating that SpaceX, which handles around 55% of Pentagon satellite launches, is refusing to carry the next three military satellites as it retires the Falcon program. The claim has prompted arguments that the US government should nationalize SpaceX on national security grounds, similar to an eminent domain action.

Why now: unclear

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• If 55% of the Pentagon satellites are launched by Space X and Space X is refusing to carry the next three satellites because they are retiring the Falcon program, then the Pentagon should nationalize Space X for national security reasons kinda like an Eminent Domain situation… · blamellors@mstdn.party · 15

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