SpaceX Wins $4.16 Billion Space Force Contract for Golden Dome Satellite Project
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Jackson Chen
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Summary
SpaceX has been awarded a $4.16 billion contract from the U.S. Space Force to build satellites for tracking foreign aircraft and missiles as part of President Trump's proposed Golden Dome project. This contract adds military defense to SpaceX's portfolio, and comes on top of another $2 billion contract awarded to SpaceX earlier the same week.
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SpaceX was awarded a $4.16 billion contract from the Space Force to build satellites that track foreign aircraft and missiles as part of President Trump's proposed Golden Dome project.
The Space Force uses a more official name for the Golden Dome, called the "Space-Based Airborne Moving Target
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