Election 2024

Trump and Musk Solidify Their Bond with Texas Trip for Rocket Launch

The trip to Texas for the rocket launch was just Trump's third time outside Florida since the election

Associated Press

Nov 20, 2024 — 5 min read

Photo of President-elect Donald Trump listening to Elon Musk at the launch of the sixth test flight of the SpaceX Starship rocket Tuesday, Nov. 19, 2024 in Boca Chica, Texas, by Brandon Bell/Pool via AP

WASHINGTON, Nov. 20, 2024 (AP) — For two weeks, Donald Trump has welcomed Elon Musk into his world. On Tuesday, it was Musk’s turn to play host to the president-elect.

Trump flew to South Texas to watch as Musk’s SpaceX launched a Starship rocket near the Mexican border. Trump listened intently as the world’s richest man explained how the test would work and demonstrated with a model. And then Trump squinted into the bright sky to watch liftoff.

It didn’t go perfectly -– the reusable booster did not return to the launch pad as it had done on a previous test last month. Instead, the booster was directed to a splashdown in the Gulf of Mexico.

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