If President Trump cancels the contracts for Elon Musk’s private spaceflight company, the federal government would struggle to achieve many goals in orbit and beyond.

About $22 billion of SpaceX's government contracts are at risk and multiple U.S. space programs could face dramatic changes in the fallout from Elon Musk and President Donald Trump's explosive feud on Thursday.

June 7 (UPI) -- SpaceX launched SiriusXM's second new satellite into orbit from Florida early Saturday after five delays. The Falcon 9 lifted off at 12:54 a.m. EDT from pad 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station.

The SpaceX SiriusXM SXM-10 mission clocked in as the 48th orbital rocket launch thus far during 2025 from Florida's Space Coast.

Recent developments in the space industry have caused ripples worldwide. A public fallout between Elon Musk and Donald Trump risks $22 billion in SpaceX contracts, potentially derailing U.S. space endeavors.

Elon Musk's public feud with President Donald Trump over the GOP tax package's deficit impact put the federal funding that Tesla and SpaceX have received in the spotlight.

Musk probably doesn’t have much to fear. Legally, the Trump administration would likely enmire itself in lengthy legal disputes if it appeared to cancel contracts out of spite. Moreover, as the world’s No. 1 launch provider and maker of low-Earth orbit satellites, SpaceX may have made itself indispensable.

The upcoming Axiom Mission 4, also known as Ax-4, is the latest in a series of human spaceflights in partnership with both NASA and SpaceX.