Amid a bitter public feud with President Donald Trump on Thursday, business tycoon Elon Musk announced that SpaceX would start "decommissioning its Dragon spacecraft immediately," only to reverse ...

“In light of the President’s statement about cancellation of my government contracts, @SpaceX will begin decommissioning its Dragon spacecraft immediately,” the Tesla co-founder said, responding to Trump’s suggestion.

The worried reaction within space and national security agencies highlights the risks of government’s exclusive dependence on SpaceX for crucial tasks, including classified missions.

Elon Musk said SpaceX will begin decommissioning its Dragon spacecraft "immediately" because of threats by President Donald Trump to cancel government contracts with Musk's businesses.

Tesla remains Musk’s best-known business, but its fortunes are less directly tied to the government than SpaceX, his rocket-building company.

Trump said he could cut government contracts given to Musk's SpaceX company. Musk responded by saying SpaceX would begin decommissioning its Dragon spacecraft.

SpaceX's Dragon spacecraft, carrying the Ax-4 crew, is expected to splash down off the coast of San Diego at 2:31 a.m. PT on Tuesday, creating a sonic boom.

The SpaceX Dragon spacecraft Grace, carrying the four-member Axiom Mission 4 (Ax-4) crew, successfully undocked from the International Space Station (ISS) today, bringing to a close nearly three weeks of science,