New Delhi, Oct. 6 -- The US Space Force has awarded SpaceX, led by Elon Musk, five of seven critical military launch missions for the upcoming fiscal year, despite recent public tensions between the billionaire and President Donald Trump.

The contracts valued at $714 million are part of the Space Force's National Security Space Launch Program (NSSL), which it uses to procure launch services for military space missions, Air & Space Forces magazine reported.

SpaceX's upcoming missions include the launch of a communications spacecraft, three classified payloads, and a reconnaissance satellite, with launches expected in 2027, which is in line with the Space Force's two-year advance planning.

The remaining two military launch missions, wort...