The Federal Aviation Administration also confirmed Friday that Starship has now been approved for its next launch. Starship, the world's largest rocket, could fly again as soon as Friday on its second launch of the year if SpaceX receives a green light from federal regulators in time.

What's happening at the FAA is a fundamental corruption,” says Sen. Chris Murphy on Elon Musk yanking away a $2.4 billion FAA contract and awarding it to his company. “It's both corrupt and it's really dangerous.

Under the Trump administration, a top agency is considering scrapping a government-approved deal with Verizon to hand a massive $2 billion contract to Elon Musk’s company instead, according to The Washington Post.

Elon Musk, who leads President Trump’s Department of Government Efficiency, took center stage at the administration’s first cabinet meeting. Musk called his email directive to federal workers to send five accomplishments from last week a “pulse check.