As Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency was reportedly canceling Department of Education contracts in the name of frugality, Musk’s rocket company was this week cementing a NASA contract adding millions of dollars to its already massive deal with the space agency, according to government documents reviewed by The Lever.
The new “supplemental” contract dated Feb. 10 adds $7.5 million to SpaceX’s NASA work, according to Federal Procurement Data System records. The overall transaction obligated $38 million to Musk's company, as part of its overall deal with NASA. The agency has already committed $3.9 billion to the SpaceX project, which is estimated to cost up to $4.4 billion by the middle of President Donald Trump’s term.
