India, June 6 -- The high-stakes feud between Elon Musk and former US President Donald Trump escalated dramatically on Thursday after Musk declared SpaceX would begin decommissioning its Dragon spacecraft immediately. The announcement, posted on Musk's platform X (formerly Twitter), followed Trump's statement on Truth Social threatening to cancel government contracts awarded to Musk's companies to save "billions and billions of dollars."

Musk's swift and terse reaction has thrown a spotlight on the fragile relationship between the billionaire tech mogul and the former president, raising concerns about the future of US space missions. Dragon, developed with substantial NASA funding, is currently the only American vehicle capable of transp...