Elon Musk Cuts Costs at Tesla, SpaceX and X

Elon Musk wants to cut government spending. Tesla and SpaceX benefit from it
Over the last 16 years, Musk's business deals with the government total nearly $20 billion, according to federal contracting data.
Trump tapped Elon Musk to oversee government efficiency. Here's how he's cut costs at his own companies.
Elon Musk has slept on Tesla's factory floor and instructed SpaceX employees to walk out of meetings where they aren't adding value.
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Two months ago, SpaceX founder Elon Musk was online wailing about the Federal Aviation Administration’s decision to fine the company for violating safety and licensing regulations and calling for the resignation of the agency’s leader,
How Elon Musk Cuts Costs at Tesla, SpaceX and X
On a Saturday morning in December 2022, Elon Musk summoned finance executives at Twitter, which he had bought six weeks earlier, to a conference call. Then he drilled into a spreadsheet that contained the social media company’s expenditures.
France and Germany back rival to Elon Musk’s SpaceX
France and Germany are backing a European rival to Elon Musk’s SpaceX as EU politicians fear falling behind in the space race.
SpaceX: How Elon Musk’s $200-billion space power builds on Starship stardom
From lunar missions to Mars settlements, SpaceX is revolutionizing space travel. But has Musk truly outpaced the competition?
Elon Musk's SpaceX to launch ISRO's GSAT-N2: Launch time, why ISRO using SpaceX and more
The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) is set to launch its GSAT-N2 communication satellite aboard a SpaceX Falcon-9 rocket from Cape Canaveral on November 18, 2024. This marks ISRO's first launch with SpaceX and aims to bolster broadband services and in-flight connectivity across India with the satellite's 48 Gbps data transmission capacity.
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SpaceX to mount Tender Offer?
“We just passed 400 [total] launches on Falcon and I would not be surprised if we fly 400 Starship launches in the next four years,” Shotwell said, adding that the SpaceX factory was turning out 60 ...
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After SpaceX's requests, Taiwanese suppliers move manufacturing abroad, sources say
By Francesco Guarascio, Khanh Vu and Ben BlanchardHANOI/TAIPEI (Reuters) - Elon Musk's SpaceX asked Taiwanese suppliers to ...
SpaceX Scraps Texas Land Swap Deal for Starship Rocket Hub
SpaceX has walked out on its long-coveted land deal with Texas that would have been used to expand the company’s Starship ...
SpaceX Tells Taiwanese Suppliers to Shift Production Off the Island
One contractor and two plant workers said that Taiwanese supplier Wistron NeWeb Corporation started making Starlink network ...
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Europe’s SpaceX Competitor Secures Major Funding for Reusable Capsule
The Exploration Company (TEC), a Franco-German startup aiming to rival SpaceX in reusable spacecraft, has secured $160 ...
Elon Musk's SpaceX asks Taiwanese suppliers to shift production out of the country
SpaceX’s request comes from concerns over potential supply chain disruptions due to regional tensions, which made one ...
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SpaceX asks Taiwanese firms to move
Chin-Poon Industrial Co (敬鵬工業), a satellite component maker which said it was recently a SpaceX supplier, told reporters that ...
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Vietnam emerges as key production hub for SpaceX's starlink components
Driven by SpaceX’s demand for resilient supply chains, Vietnamese factories are now producing crucial components for Elon ...
Elon Musk is looking for trillions in government waste, and defense is a massive potential target
Defense is the largest area of discretionary spending in the federal budget, and Elon Musk has been skeptical of its contract ...