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Here are the reasons SpaceX won nearly all recent military launch contracts

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The US Space Force awarded SpaceX a $5.9 billion deal to make it Pentagon 's leading launch provider.

SpaceX's Elon Musk's close relationship with President Trump has raised concerns over conflicts of interest.

ULA, a joint venture between Boeing and Lockheed Martin , is SpaceX's chief US rival in the market for military satellite launches.

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