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Science & HealthArs Technica · FeaturesEric Berger2026-10-29

SpaceX is walking away from NASASpaceX no longer needs NASA, and that's a problem for America's space agency

SpaceX has told NASA it will stop flying Crew Dragon by 2030 and has stopped selling Falcon 9 launches to lunar customers, redirecting resources toward AI data centres.

SpaceX has told NASA that Crew Dragon will stop flying by or before 2030, and lunar lander customers have been told Falcon 9 rides are no longer for sale.

The sharpest line is Gwynne Shotwell's: let Boeing have some business, the government paid a lot of money for that capsule. Musk once used 'ILoveNASA' as a password; now government contracts are a rounding error to SpaceX.

Technical brilliance is not the same as commitment. When the focus moves elsewhere, a contract is just paper.


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