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    Award fee under the Phase 2 launch contract Copy link

    An award-fee payment under SpaceX's 2020 Phase 2 national security launch contract, ordered after Election Day 2024. USAspending shows $36,600,000 obligated.

    Awarded to SpaceX by U.S. Space Force

    Tie Musk founded SpaceX and is its CEO and chairman. Its June 2026 IPO prospectus says he will hold about 82.4% of the voting power after the offering.

    $36.6M
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Elon Musk

Trump's largest 2024 donor and former senior adviser. CEO of SpaceX and Tesla; ran DOGE as a special government employee until May 2025

$2.94B counted by default · 32 line items

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Follow the Grift, “Award fee under the Phase 2 launch contract,” line item for Elon Musk, https://followthegrift.com/items/musk-spacex-fa881125fb005/ (added 26 Oct 2026; accessed 01 Nov 2026).