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Elon MuskThe billionaire’s feud with Sean Duffy reignited on Tuesday Trump administration’s transportation secretary accused of “trying to kill NASA” And attacked him with nasty comments online.
The criticism of the world’s richest man comes just a day after Duffy told CNBC Musk’s rocket company was “lagging” behind administration deadlines to return humans to the Moon, and he will now open up government contracts to others – including Jeff Bezos-owned Blue Origin.
“We’re not going to wait for one company,” Duffy is also Acting Administrator of NASA, Said.
He said, “We will take this forward and win the second space race against the Chinese. Go back to the Moon, set up a camp, a base, and from there we will figure out how we can get to Mars.”
spacex The boss made a series of posts on his social media platform X in response to Duffy’s comments, including a GIF of a famous exchange in which an anchor asked a guest, “Why are you gay?”
But the insults from the Tesla co-founder didn’t stop there. Along with his offensive GIF post, Musk labeled the former Fox Business co-host a “Sean dummy”, claiming he was “trying to kill” the agency.
After the billionaire’s allegationswall street journal The report said Duffy plans to turn NASA into the Department of Transportation. Musk said this along with others on his platform It is believed that Such a move would mark the beginning of the end of American dominance in space.
“The person responsible for America’s space program cannot have a 2-digit IQ,” he wrote in a separate post on Tuesday.
NASA press secretary Bethany Stevens said Independent Duffy had floated the idea that perhaps NASA would benefit from being part of the Cabinet within the Department of Transportation, “but he never said he wanted to do the job himself.”
“The President asked her to speak with potential candidates for Administrator, and she is happy to help by vetting people and giving her honest feedback. The bottom line is that Secretary Duffy is here to serve the President, and she will support whoever the President nominates,” he said in an emailed statement.
The Independent’s A request for comment from the transportation department was not immediately returned.
trump Cited Isaacman’s relationship with Musk And his alleged political leanings factored into his decision, but some people online have speculated that the withdrawal was due to the explosive disagreements between Trump and Musk in June.
isaac himself Claimed his nomination was rejected because “there were some people out there who had some axes to grind.”
Musk remains a strong supporter of Isaacman to lead the space agency, several months after President Donald Trump withdrew his nomination. reposting A message in his support.
and musk questioned Even if Duffy was qualified to head the agency – sharing A call to the former logger and Real World: Boston The cast member will be thrown out.
“Ok Duffy’s got to go,” said user @IronMan198XAD.
Duffy did not respond to Musk’s criticism wrote on Tuesday He liked Musk’s “obsession” with SpaceX and NASA’s ambitious Artemis program.
“The race to the moon is on. Great companies should not be afraid of the challenge,” he said Tuesday. “When our innovators compete against each other, America wins!”
SpaceX was honored first $2.9 billion contract To build the lander system that will return American astronauts to the Moon for the first time in more than 50 years.
But the Artemis III mission has a tight deadline for achieving such a feat — perhaps as early as 2028, Duffy told CNBC.
Since he was appointed acting administrator, Duffy has sounded the alarm over China’s progress towards the Moon. The East Asian power player plans to land its astronauts there by 2030 and appears to be making steady progress.
“At the President’s direction, Sean has focused the agency on a clear goal – ensuring America gets back to the Moon before China can,” Stevens said.
NASA’s Artemis II – the second of six planned missions – is still expected to launch people around the moon by February 2026.
The program is expected to pave the way for future manned missions to Mars: a major focus for Musk.