Billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk is once again stirring controversy—this time by taking direct aim at the Head of NASA, Acting Administrator Sean Duffy.
The SpaceX founder launched a series of online attacks after Duffy announced that the U.S. space agency would reopen bidding for its multibillion-dollar moon lander contract, originally awarded to SpaceX for the upcoming Artemis III mission.
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Head of NASA Faces Musk’s Wrath
Musk took to his social media platform X (formerly Twitter) on October 21 to lash out at Duffy, mocking him as “Sean Dummy” and accusing him of trying to “kill NASA.”
The insult came after Duffy said in a televised interview that NASA may consider rival companies such as Blue Origin and Lockheed Martin to compete for lunar lander development.
The $4.4 billion contract was secured by SpaceX to develop its Starship megarocket.
