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Elon Musk’s SpaceX keeps winning US military contracts — here’s why, according to an aerospace expert – Business Insider Australia
Elon Musk’s SpaceX has secured three military contracts in as many months — and one aerospace expert believes the deals won’t end there.
- The US military’s increasing need for fast transport explains why it keeps handing contracts to SpaceX, according to a leading aerospace expert.
- Steve Nutt, professor in aerospace engineering, told Business Insider that SpaceX is the US’ best alternative to “stodgy, slow” traditional contractors.
- it comes at a time when the Department of Defence is “retooling” in light of growing global political tension, Nutt said.
- “The rockets that SpaceX has been as…
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