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SpaceX locks in $6.45B Space Force contracts as government dependency hits 20% of revenue

Defense awards arrive as FAA grounds Starship and IPO valuation drops to $1.8T, exposing structural tensions between commercial ambitions and national security reliance.

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Technology

Starship Grounding Shifts Launch Market as FAA Mishap Probe Begins

SpaceX's flagship rocket suspended following booster failure, threatening Starlink deployment cadence and creating competitive opening for Blue Origin and ULA.

6 min read ·