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In fiscal year 2024, SpaceX secured at least $3.8 billion in U.S. government contracts, with a total of $3.8 billion in contracts awarded across 344 different contracts. This represents a significant increase from 2013 when the company received nearly $600 million in contracts.
Is it failing if you keep getting new work? As usual, Musk only ever fails upwards, regardless of how many of his projects explode.
I agree this doesn't affect him much directly. It's more about it just nice seeing something embarrassing for him.