Why 🐵 UnitedStatesNews-NoOpEd picked: US military gives Elon Musk’s SpaceX access to sensitive tracking data

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Source: theguardian.com

<p>This gives the company an advantage in tracking objects in orbit, raising national security concerns and fears of greater control over the space industry</p><p>The US military <a href="https://breakingdefense.com/2026/09/exclusive-spacex-given-unique-access-to-classified-dod-space-tracking-data-sources-say/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer ugc" target="_blank">has given</a> Elon Musk’s SpaceX access to restricted space tracking data, raising <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/feb/27/elon-musk-conflicts-of-interest" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer ugc" target="_blank">a new round of questions</a> about whether the Trump administration is attempting to hand over traffic control in Earth’s orbit to a controversial donor.</p><p>The access also raises new national security questions, industry observers say.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/science/2026/oct/25/spacex-access-sensitive-tracking-data" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer ugc" target="_blank">Continue reading...</a>

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