How reliant is the world on Elon Musk? @Foreign-Policy
How reliant is the world on Elon Musk?  @Foreign-Policy
Uploaded June 2026 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago
SpaceX is responsible for over half of all global launches, meaning that countries all over the world are reliant on Elon Musk’s rockets to reach space and low-Earth orbit. Quinn Slobodian explains how other countries and the European Union are looking to build alternatives.

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How reliant is the world on Elon Musk?

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