Business of Space

Musk Is Counting on Trump Win to Boost SpaceX’s Mars Plans

SpaceX's Starship in April.

Source: SpaceX

Greetings fellow space junkies, it’s Sana Pashankar in New York and Loren Grush in Austin. Donald Trump’s victory is likely good news for his ally Elon Musk and his ambitious timeline to missions to Mars. But are Musk’s lofty goals actually feasible, even under a Trump administration? We’ll dive into that. But first …

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