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SpaceX awarded $6.45B in Space Force contracts ahead of IPO

TechCrunch • Fri, 29 May 2026

SpaceX already generated one-fifth of its 2025 revenue from government contracts, the company revealed in its IPO filing.

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SpaceX already generated one-fifth of its 2025 revenue from government contracts, the company revealed in its IPO filing.

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