SpaceX CEO Musk admits launch proposal 'missed the mark'

By Courtney Albon / April 25, 2019 at 1:24 PM
SpaceX CEO Elon Musk reportedly admitted to the Defense Department that the company's losing bid for launch vehicle development funding "missed the mark," according to a newly released DOD inspector general report. SpaceX leadership has not publicly discussed the circumstances surrounding the launch services competition loss, and the IG report offers the first admission from the company that it may have submitted a flawed proposal. The report , which was released Thursday and clears acting Defense Secretary Pat Shanahan from...

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