SpaceX is on a trajectory to remain the most dominant player in space launches for years to come as it makes strides with its heavy-duty Starship rocket program.

President-elect Donald Trump and Elon Musk have big ambitions for making the federal government leaner and more efficient by reviewing its budget and operations from top to bottom.

The department wouldn't be a department at all, but an outside group that can likely only make suggestions — unless Trump tries to axe current laws.

Elon Musk has been battling regulators since before voicing Trump support. Now, he has the power to weaken oversight of his companies.

Elon Musk's ties to the Trump administration pose potential conflicts of interest for his various businesses that have extensive contracts with the federal government.

Trump and Musk have suggested the panel will be able to make dramatic cuts, but generally speaking, large budgetary actions are the remit of Congress.

It's a policy that has benefited Elon Musk, Tesla's CEO and Trump's newly appointed head of the proposed Department of Government Efficiency. Musk, a vocal Trump supporter and the world's richest person,

Elon Musk believes in the power of games to motivate society. Psychologists say he's onto something but it will take complex engineering to get right.

The boss of Tesla and the social media site X, Elon Musk, suggested last month at Donald Trump’s rally in New York City that it would be possible to cut “at least $2 trillion” from US government spending by eradicating “waste”.