The president-elect recently tapped the SpaceX founder to co-lead a panel to improve government efficiency in his administration.
President-elect Donald Trump is in Texas this afternoon to watch the SpaceX launch.
“I’m heading to the Great State of Texas to watch the launch of the largest object ever to be elevated, not only to Space, but simply by lifting off the ground,” Trump wrote in a previous post on his social media platform Truth Social.
“Good luck to Elon Musk and the Great Patriots involved in this incredible project!”
SpaceX’s Starship rocket is scheduled to launch its sixth test flight to space just before sunset Tuesday evening.
TRUMP TO ATTEND SPACE X LAUNCH WITH ELON MUSK IN TEXAS
“Honored to have President @realDonaldTrump at our Starship launch!” Musk wrote in a post on X.
Trump and Musk greeted each other upon the President-elect’s arrival and were seen in the control room.
Fox News was briefly allowed inside the control room with the duo where Trump talked to Musk and a group that included Donald Trump Jr. about the rocket and it’s launch.
Fox reported that they were watching a video that shows the simulation vs reality of the rocket launch.
SpaceX CEO Elon Musk with President-elect Donald Trump. (Justin Merriman/Bloomberg via Getty Images / Getty Images)
Trump also commented to Musk that they are still counting votes in Pennsylvania, to which Musk replied that it “was absurd.”
The Federal Aviation Administration issued “Temporary flight restrictions for VIP Movement” over Brownsville, Texas, on Monday.
Over that same timeframe, flight restrictions are to be temporarily lifted over Trump’s property in Palm Beach, Florida.
SpaceX CEO Elon Musk eventually intends to use the Starship rocket system to send humans and cargo to Mars.
President-elect Donald Trump boards Texas-bound plane en route to SpaceX headquarters. (Credit: @margomartin / X)
Under its Artemis program, NASA also intends to use Starship to land humans on the moon this decade, according to Reuters.
Musk, who founded SpaceX in 2002, became Trump’s top donor during the 2024 election. He officially endorsed Trump over the summer, when the 45th and soon-to-be 47th president survived the first assassination attempt.
SpaceX’s Starship lifts off during its fifth flight test, in Boca Chica, Texas, U.S., October 13, 2024. REUTERS/Kaylee Greenlee Beal (REUTERS/Kaylee Greenlee Beal / Reuters Photos)
He then proceeded to join the campaign trail, most notably in the key battleground state of Pennsylvania.
Musk appeared ring-side with Trump, Kid Rock and others to watch a UFC event at Madison Square Garden over the weekend.
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Alongside Vivek Ramaswamy, Musk will co-head the new Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) to slash wasteful government spending during Trump’s second term.
Fox News Digital’s Emma Colton and Danielle Wallace contributed to this report.
