Overview

• A White House-ordered review by NASA, the Pentagon and the General Services Administration found that most SpaceX contracts are indispensable and could not be unwound without jeopardizing key missions.
• Federal Acquisition Commissioner Josh Gruenbaum directed agencies to produce detailed scorecards evaluating the cost, performance and availability of alternative providers for every SpaceX agreement.
• SpaceX President Gwynne Shotwell held high-level meetings with White House officials to defend the company’s performance and underline its strategic importance.
• In April, the Pentagon awarded SpaceX 28 national security launches worth $5.9 billion, and NASA’s next Crew Dragon flight to the International Space Station remains on schedule for later this month.
• Defense and space experts say no other provider, including Blue Origin, can match SpaceX’s launch capacity or cost efficiency, reinforcing the company’s dominant role despite political tensions.