Washington, June 6 || Elon Musk called for the impeachment of US President Donald Trump and announced the decommissioning of the vital SpaceX programme after accusing that Trump’s name is in the Epstein files, according to media reports.
“In light of the President’s statement about cancellation of my government contracts, SpaceX will begin decommissioning its Dragon spacecraft immediately,” Musk said in a post on X.
According to a report from US media outlet, the Dragon spacecraft is important as it earlier enabled the return of the two NASA astronauts who got stuck on the International Space Station for nine months. Additionally, it is also crucial for transporting cargo and people to the International Space Station.
Space X said that the Dragon spacecraft is “the only spacecraft currently flying that is capable of returning significant amounts of cargo to Earth”.
The report suggested that the relationship between Trump and Musk worsened when the US President threatened to “terminate Elon’s Governmental Subsidies and Contracts,” a step that could severely impact the world's wealthiest man’s businesses with consequences for the International Space Station.