The Golden Dome aims to shoot missiles out of the sky before they reach U.S. soil, similar to Israel’s Iron Dome. The push to diversify the project comes as Trump repeatedly threatened to sever all federal ties with SpaceX following his and Musk’s spectacular falling-out.

The Trump administration is expanding its search for partners to build the Golden Dome missile defense system, courting Amazon.com's Project Kuiper and big defense contractors as tensions with Elon Musk threaten SpaceX's dominance in the program,

The Trump administration is exploring alternatives to SpaceX for the $175 billion Golden Dome missile defense system due to a fallout between Trump an