The FAA has proposed fines of $633,009 against SpaceX for violating regulations in launches of its Falcon 9 rocket. Musk criticized the FAA in a series of tweets, posting the FAA is “smothering the national space program,” and accused the agency of “improper, politically-motivated behavior.”

NAh-SA Now that president-elect Donald Trump has solidified his bromance with SpaceX CEO Elon Musk, the role of NASA could look dramatically different. And experts are terrified of the prospect of the United States government simply handing out even more major contracts to the mercurial CEO's space company.

SpaceX and the rest of the commercial space industry could have a lot to gain from President-elect Donald Trump’s incoming administration.

The pair have been inseparable since the election, with Mr Musk accompanying Mr Trump to Washington to meet Republicans in Congress and Mr Trump heading to Texas with Mr Musk to watch a test flight of a rocket built by SpaceX,