Troy Meink: “SpaceX is a major defense contractor.”

“His company, SpaceX, does a lot of business with the federal government. And there are other companies that he's involved with that are federal contractors. Is that correct? Durbin and then Murkowski. SpaceX is a major defense contractor. and they've done some extraordinary things. Quality products, there's no question about it. And I've actually, years ago met with Mr. Musk when he claimed that he could do what we were asking others to do for a fraction of the cost.” (01:03–01:08)

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