Elon Musk Finds Time to Attend a Ceremony for Space Force

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By Roxana Tiron

November 2, 2022 at 4:47 PM UTC

Updated on

November 2, 2022 at 6:26 PM UTC

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Elon Musk, who’s been busy taking over Twitter Inc., took a break Wednesday to attend a Pentagon ceremony.

The event was a change-of-command ceremony at Andrews Air Force Base outside of Washington. It marked the retirement of General John Raymond, the first head of US Space Force, who singled out Musk by name for showing up.