Elon Musk

NY Times - Elon Musk’s influence over the federal government is extraordinary, and extraordinarily lucrative.Mr. Musk’s rocket company, SpaceX, effectively dictates NASA’s rocket launch schedule. The Defense Department relies on him to get most of its satellites to orbit. His companies were promised $3 billion across nearly 100 different contracts last year with 17 federal agencies.Two of Elon Musk’s companies account for at least $15.4 billion in government contracts over the past decade. His entanglements with federal regulators are also numerous and adversarial. His companies have been targeted in at least 20 recent investigations or reviews, including over the safety of his Tesla cars and the environmental damage caused by his rockets.