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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

Counted by default$2.94B32 LINE ITEMSFederal awards: $2.94B obligated, 32 lines

Photo: Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.

Schedule A · Itemized

  1. DisclosedFederal awardsGovernment contracts

    Launch of the NTO-5 mission Copy link

    A task order for launch services under the Space Force's National Security Space Launch Phase 3 Lane 1 contract. Lane 1 orders are competed among pre-qualified launch providers; USAspending records one offer for this order. USAspending shows $204,618,632 obligated of a potential $963,251,040.

    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.

    $205Mof $963M potential
  2. DisclosedFederal awardsGovernment contracts

    Space Force launch order, April 2025 Copy link

    A task order for launch services under the Space Force's National Security Space Launch Phase 3 Lane 2 contract. Lane 2 is the Space Force's main contract for its most demanding launches. It was awarded in April 2025 after full and open competition (four offers); SpaceX was assigned about 60% of the missions. USAspending shows $181,650,000 obligated of a potential $200,000,000.

    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.

    Response

    Elon Musk and the White House In February 2025 the White House said Musk would excuse himself from any contract where he had a conflict of interest, and Musk said, “Yeah, I'll recuse myself if it is.” On the Lane 2 launch award he wrote that “all SpaceX competitors combined cannot currently deliver the other 40 percent!” Fortune

    $182Mof $200M potential
  3. DisclosedFederal awardsGovernment contracts

    Space Force launch order, January 2026 Copy link

    A task order for launch services under the Space Force's National Security Space Launch Phase 3 Lane 2 contract. Lane 2 is the Space Force's main contract for its most demanding launches. It was awarded in April 2025 after full and open competition (four offers); SpaceX was assigned about 60% of the missions. USAspending shows $173,715,980 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.

    $174M
  4. DisclosedFederal awardsGovernment contracts

    Space Force launch order, May 2026 Copy link

    A task order for launch services under the Space Force's National Security Space Launch Phase 3 Lane 2 contract. Lane 2 is the Space Force's main contract for its most demanding launches. It was awarded in April 2025 after full and open competition (four offers); SpaceX was assigned about 60% of the missions. USAspending shows $170,267,970 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.

    $170M
  5. DisclosedFederal awardsGovernment contracts

    Launch of Space Development Agency satellites (SDA-2) Copy link

    A task order for launch services under the Space Force's National Security Space Launch Phase 3 Lane 1 contract. Lane 1 orders are competed among pre-qualified launch providers; USAspending records one offer for this order. USAspending shows $160,333,658 obligated of a potential $255,175,612.

    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.

    $160Mof $255M potential
  6. DisclosedFederal awardsGovernment contracts

    Launch of the NROL-86 spy satellite Copy link

    A task order for launch services under the Space Force's National Security Space Launch Phase 3 Lane 2 contract. Lane 2 is the Space Force's main contract for its most demanding launches. It was awarded in April 2025 after full and open competition (four offers); SpaceX was assigned about 60% of the missions. USAspending shows $153,945,750 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.

    $154M
  7. DisclosedFederal awardsGovernment contracts

    Space Force launch order, May 2025 Copy link

    A task order for launch services under the Space Force's National Security Space Launch Phase 3 Lane 2 contract. Lane 2 is the Space Force's main contract for its most demanding launches. It was awarded in April 2025 after full and open competition (four offers); SpaceX was assigned about 60% of the missions. USAspending shows $153,713,951 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.

    $154M
  8. DisclosedFederal awardsGovernment contracts

    Space Force launch order, July 2025 Copy link

    A task order for launch services under the Space Force's National Security Space Launch Phase 3 Lane 2 contract. Lane 2 is the Space Force's main contract for its most demanding launches. It was awarded in April 2025 after full and open competition (four offers); SpaceX was assigned about 60% of the missions. USAspending shows $153,713,951 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.

    $154M
  9. DisclosedFederal awardsGovernment contracts

    Space Force launch order, April 2025 Copy link

    A task order for launch services under the Space Force's National Security Space Launch Phase 3 Lane 2 contract. Lane 2 is the Space Force's main contract for its most demanding launches. It was awarded in April 2025 after full and open competition (four offers); SpaceX was assigned about 60% of the missions. USAspending shows $150,100,000 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.

    $150M
  10. DisclosedFederal awardsGovernment contracts

    Launch of the WGS-12 military satellite Copy link

    A task order for launch services under the Space Force's National Security Space Launch Phase 3 Lane 2 contract. Lane 2 is the Space Force's main contract for its most demanding launches. It was awarded in April 2025 after full and open competition (four offers); SpaceX was assigned about 60% of the missions. USAspending shows $142,189,654 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.

    $142M
  11. DisclosedFederal awardsGovernment contracts

    Starshield service support for the Space Force Copy link

    Starshield service support (Space Force commercial satellite communications office). Ordered under the Space Force's multi-vendor satellite-communications contract; USAspending records one offer and a single-source justification for this order. USAspending shows $135,000,000 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.

    $135M
  12. DisclosedFederal awardsGovernment contracts

    Starlink and Starshield service and hardware for the military Copy link

    Commercial satellite communications service and hardware (Starlink/Starshield). Ordered under the Space Force's multi-vendor satellite-communications contract; USAspending records one offer and a single-source justification for this order. USAspending shows $134,467,050 obligated of a potential $199,762,425.

    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.

    $134Mof $200M potential
  13. DisclosedFederal awardsGovernment contracts

    Pooled Starshield service for military users Copy link

    Pooled Starshield service for military users ('PLEO Warrior Plan'). Ordered under the Space Force's multi-vendor satellite-communications contract; USAspending records one offer and a single-source justification for this order. USAspending shows $131,787,000 obligated of a potential $511,099,000.

    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.

    $132Mof $511M potential
  14. DisclosedFederal awardsGovernment contracts

    Space Force launch order, July 2025 Copy link

    A task order for launch services under the Space Force's National Security Space Launch Phase 3 Lane 2 contract. Lane 2 is the Space Force's main contract for its most demanding launches. It was awarded in April 2025 after full and open competition (four offers); SpaceX was assigned about 60% of the missions. USAspending shows $85,613,951 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.

    $85.6M
  15. DisclosedFederal awardsGovernment contracts

    Launch of Space Development Agency satellites (SDA-4) Copy link

    A task order for launch services under the Space Force's National Security Space Launch Phase 3 Lane 1 contract. Lane 1 orders are competed among pre-qualified launch providers; USAspending records one offer for this order. USAspending shows $84,842,543 obligated of a potential $170,717,586.

    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.

    $84.8Mof $171M potential
  16. DisclosedFederal awardsGovernment contracts

    Space Force launch order, June 2026 Copy link

    A task order for launch services under the Space Force's National Security Space Launch Phase 3 Lane 2 contract. Lane 2 is the Space Force's main contract for its most demanding launches. It was awarded in April 2025 after full and open competition (four offers); SpaceX was assigned about 60% of the missions. USAspending shows $84,266,404 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.

    $84.3M
  17. DisclosedFederal awardsGovernment contracts

    Space Force launch order, June 2025 Copy link

    A task order for launch services under the Space Force's National Security Space Launch Phase 3 Lane 1 contract. Lane 1 orders are competed among pre-qualified launch providers; USAspending records one offer for this order. USAspending shows $82,859,439 obligated of a potential $86,133,864.

    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.

    $82.9Mof $86.1M potential
  18. DisclosedFederal awardsGovernment contracts

    Space Force launch order, July 2025 Copy link

    A task order for launch services under the Space Force's National Security Space Launch Phase 3 Lane 2 contract. Lane 2 is the Space Force's main contract for its most demanding launches. It was awarded in April 2025 after full and open competition (four offers); SpaceX was assigned about 60% of the missions. USAspending shows $81,613,951 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.

    $81.6M
  19. DisclosedFederal awardsGovernment contracts

    Space Force launch order, April 2025 Copy link

    A task order for launch services under the Space Force's National Security Space Launch Phase 3 Lane 2 contract. Lane 2 is the Space Force's main contract for its most demanding launches. It was awarded in April 2025 after full and open competition (four offers); SpaceX was assigned about 60% of the missions. USAspending shows $78,053,555 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.

    $78.1M
  20. DisclosedFederal awardsGovernment contracts

    Launch of Space Development Agency satellites (SDA-3) Copy link

    A task order for launch services under the Space Force's National Security Space Launch Phase 3 Lane 1 contract. Lane 1 orders are competed among pre-qualified launch providers; USAspending records one offer for this order. USAspending shows $77,095,704 obligated of a potential $162,971,408.

    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.

    $77.1Mof $163M potential
  21. DisclosedFederal awardsGovernment contracts

    Satellite internet service for the military Copy link

    Proliferated low-Earth-orbit 'Best Effort 05' satellite internet service. Ordered under the Space Force's multi-vendor satellite-communications contract; USAspending records one offer and a single-source justification for this order. USAspending shows $68,432,940 obligated of a potential $200,000,000.

    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.

    $68.4Mof $200M potential
  22. DisclosedFederal awardsGovernment contracts

    Link-182 design and demonstration Copy link

    A contract to design and demonstrate a new military satellite link, awarded after full and open competition with 21 offers, according to USAspending. USAspending shows $57,303,302 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.

    $57.3M
  23. DisclosedFederal awardsGovernment contracts

    Space Force launch order, April 2025 Copy link

    A task order for launch services under the Space Force's National Security Space Launch Phase 3 Lane 2 contract. Lane 2 is the Space Force's main contract for its most demanding launches. It was awarded in April 2025 after full and open competition (four offers); SpaceX was assigned about 60% of the missions. USAspending shows $51,500,000 obligated of a potential $55,000,000.

    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.

    $51.5Mof $55M potential
  24. DisclosedFederal awardsGovernment contracts

    Starshield service plans and support Copy link

    Starshield service plans, management software, field support and customer care. USAspending records the contract as not available for competition, with one offer. USAspending shows $44,714,333.33 obligated of a potential $46,714,333.33.

    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.

    $44.7Mof $46.7M potential
  25. DisclosedFederal awardsGovernment contracts

    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
  26. DisclosedFederal awardsGovernment contracts

    Satellite communications for Navy aviation Copy link

    Low-Earth-orbit satellite communications for Navy aviation (NAVAIR) via Space Force. Ordered under the Space Force's multi-vendor satellite-communications contract; USAspending records one offer and a single-source justification for this order. USAspending shows $30,795,000 obligated of a potential $98,766,000.

    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.

    $30.8Mof $98.8M potential
  27. DisclosedFederal awardsGovernment contracts

    Starlink terminals and service for military aircraft Copy link

    Aircraft terminals and Starlink/Starshield service, ordered under the Defense Information Systems Agency's satellite-internet contract; USAspending records one offer and a single-source justification. USAspending shows $29,224,999.94 obligated of a potential $90,010,849.94.

    Awarded to SpaceX by Defense Information Systems Agency

    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.

    $29.2Mof $90M potential
  28. DisclosedFederal awardsGovernment contracts

    NASA launch of the Dragonfly mission to Titan Copy link

    NASA picked SpaceX to launch Dragonfly, a rotorcraft mission to Saturn's moon Titan, on a Falcon Heavy in 2028. NASA put the firm-fixed-price contract's value at about $256.6 million, including launch services and other mission costs.

    Awarded to SpaceX by NASA

    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.

    Amount paid not public$257M announced value, not counted
  29. ReportedFederal awardsGovernment contracts

    Pentagon AI award to xAI Copy link

    The Pentagon's Chief Digital and AI Office gave xAI, Anthropic, Google and OpenAI awards of up to $200 million each to develop AI tools for defense work. The amount obligated to xAI has not been made public. SpaceX, which Musk controls, bought xAI in February 2026.

    Awarded to xAI (part of SpaceX since February 2026) by U.S. Department of Defense

    Tie Musk founded xAI and ran it when the award was made; SpaceX, which he controls, acquired it effective 2 February 2026.

    Emil Michael, the Pentagon's chief technology officer, who oversees military AI, held xAI stock at the time and sold it at a large gain in January 2026, The Guardian reported. The Pentagon says he complies with ethics rules.

    • ReportNBC News (CNBC) · Anthropic, Google, OpenAI and xAI granted up to $200 million for AI work from Defense Department · 14 Jul 2025
    • ReportDefenseScoop · Hegseth asked to defend Pentagon’s ‘uniquely troubling’ deal with Musk-owned xAI · 11 Sep 2025
    • ReportThe Guardian · Pentagon official overseeing military AI sold millions worth of stock in AI firm · 01 Sep 2026
    • RecordU.S. Securities and Exchange Commission · Space Exploration Technologies Corp. registration statement · 03 Jun 2026 · Archived
    Amount paid not public$200M announced value, not counted
  30. ReportedFederal awardsGovernment contracts

    Space Data Network Backbone (formerly MILNET) Copy link

    The Space Force awarded SpaceX a $2.29 billion fixed-price agreement to build a satellite communications backbone meant to link the sensors and interceptors of the Golden Dome missile-defense effort. It is an other transaction agreement, not reported on USAspending, so how much has been paid is not public.

    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.

    Amount paid not public$2.29B announced value, not counted
  31. ReportedFederal awardsGovernment contracts

    Space Force satellites to track airborne targets (SB-AMTI) Copy link

    The Space Force awarded SpaceX $4.16 billion to build satellites that track aircraft and other airborne targets from orbit, part of the Golden Dome missile-defense effort. It was signed as an other transaction agreement, which is not reported on USAspending, so how much has been paid is not public.

    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.

    SpaceX is the first company picked from a pool of vendors; more awards under the program are expected.

    Amount paid not public$4.16B announced value, not counted
  32. DisclosedFederal awardsGovernment contracts

    NASA order for three more crew flights (Crew-15 to Crew-17) Copy link

    NASA added three crewed Dragon flights to the space station, and related services, to SpaceX's 2014 Commercial Crew contract. NASA puts the value at $946 million and calls it a sole-source modification. How much has been obligated is not broken out on USAspending.

    Awarded to SpaceX by NASA

    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.

    Amount paid not public$946M announced value, not counted