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San Antonio (USA).- The magnate and CEO of the aerospace company SpaceX, Elon Musk, announced this Thursday that he will decommission the Dragon spacecraft, used by the United States to transport material and people to the International Space Station (ISS), amid his break with the Government of Donald Trump.
The decision was announced by Musk himself on X in response to a post by Trump where he threatened to end the contracts Musk has with the federal government.
"The best way to save money from our budgets (of the State) is to end Elon's subsidies and government contracts. I was always surprised that (Joe) Biden hadn't done it," Trump wrote on his Truth Social account.
Washington relies entirely on the Dragon spacecraft to transport personnel and objects to the ISS. More recently, in March of this year, the U.S. used this capsule to bring back NASA astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams after they spent months unable to return to Earth.
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SpaceX is one of NASA's main contractors and has received over 17 billion from the federal government in the last ten years.
Trump and Musk were embroiled in a public battle this Thursday, with a series of posts and crossed threats on social media that marked a dramatic end to their relationship.
Last week, Musk stepped down as head of the Department of Governmental Efficiency (DOGE), responsible for leading the reduction of public spending in the Trump administration, due to disagreements with the Republican's fiscal plan.
Although both staged a friendly exit at an event before the press last Friday at the White House, Musk has increased criticism against Trump and the Republican declared this Thursday "very disappointed" with this attitude.
