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SpaceX has saved US taxpayers over $40 billion

Original: SpaceX Has Saved Taxpayers Over $40B — And the Number Is Still Climbing

SpaceX has saved US taxpayers more than $40 billion, according to a report circulating widely, with the figure expected to keep rising. The claim rests on the company's reusable rocket technology dramatically lowering launch costs for government missions compared with traditional providers. Commenters are weighing the savings against ongoing public subsidies and federal contracts awarded to Elon Musk's space company.

Why now: Ongoing debate over SpaceX's federal contracts and its role in cutting government launch costs keeps the savings claim in circulation.

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