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SpaceX no longer needs NASA, and that's a problem for America's space agency
ARS TECHNICA · NEW YORK — "NASA desperately needs SpaceX, and SpaceX knows it, and Elon knows it."
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- Ars Technica
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- Technology
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- 29 October 2026 · 11:00 UTC
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- 29 October 2026 · 12:30 UTC
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- https://arstechnica.com/space/2026/10/spacex-no-longer-needs-nasa-and-thats-a-problem-for-americas-space-agency/
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