CSET’s Kathleen Curlee was featured in a short-form documentary published by CNBC. The documentary traces SpaceX’s rise from a struggling startup to a $400 billion company that now dominates the global space industry, while raising questions about the national security implications of U.S. dependence on a single private actor.
The government used to have its own space program, its own shuttle programs. But those were retired. And now the government looks to SpaceX for those capabilities. So without SpaceX, the government cannot deliver its critical technologies into orbit.CSET Research Analyst, Kathleen Curlee
Curlee highlighted the U.S. government’s dependence on SpaceX, noting, “The government used to have its own space program, its own shuttle programs. But those were retired. And now the government looks to SpaceX for those capabilities. So without SpaceX, the government cannot deliver its critical technologies into orbit.”
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