Elon Musk and Trump to Attend SpaceX Starship Launch in Texas

• Elon Musk and President-elect Donald Trump plan to attend a SpaceX launch in Texas together.
• The sixth launch of SpaceX's Starship, the largest rocket ever constructed, will take place.
• Trump has appointed Musk, who is both the CEO of Tesla and a significant supporter of his presidential campaign, to lead a government efficiency improvement initiative.

Elon Musk and President-elect Donald Trump will launch the SpaceX rocket Starship together on Tuesday.

The upcoming launch of SpaceX's Falcon Heavy rocket will feature Trump's planned attendance, highlighting the growing bond between the two men, with Musk's political action committee having backed the Republican in the recent election.

Vivek Ramaswamy, a former Republican presidential contender, has been appointed by Trump to co-lead the Department of Government Efficiency — DOGE — alongside Elon Musk.

Since Trump's election, Musk has frequently been at Trump's Mar-a-Lago club in Florida, which has caused some Trump-team insiders to be irritated, according to NBC's previous report.

The sixth launch of Starship, the largest rocket ever constructed, will take place at SpaceX's Starbase site in Boca Chica on Tuesday, scheduled to lift off at approximately 5:00 p.m. ET.

Starship, designed by SpaceX, is a reusable vehicle intended for transporting cargo and individuals beyond Earth.

NASA awarded the company a multibillion-dollar contract to use Starship as a crewed lunar lander for the Artemis moon program.

The incoming chairman of the Senate Commerce Committee, Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, intends to attend Tuesday's launch, according to NBC News.

Since 2008, SpaceX has received $19 billion in funding from the federal government and is projected to receive billions annually in the future, according to research by FedScout on federal spending and prime contracts.

Previously, the Environmental Protection Agency discovered that SpaceX had breached the Clean Water Act during Starship launches by releasing hot industrial wastewater without a permit at their launch site.

A SpaceX Starship launch exceeds projected maximum noise levels, generating a sonic boom so powerful it risks property damage in the densely populated residential community near its South Texas launch site, according to a report on the data by The New York Times.

Before Trump's election, SpaceX and Musk publicly criticized the Federal Aviation Administration, pushing the regulator to expedite its review process for Starship flights.

In September, Musk threatened to take legal action against the FAA for "excessive regulation."

On Tuesday, CNBC did not receive an immediate response from SpaceX or Musk, who is also the CEO of Tesla, when requested for comment.

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