NASA’s Bill Nelson calls for investigation into report of Musk-Putin calls | Semafor Events NewslettersHomepoliticsbusinesstechnologynet zerogulfafricasecuritymediaThe CEO SignalEventsNewslettersPodcastAboutSpeakers BureauCareersPrivacy© 2025 Semafor Inc.Homepoliticsbusinesstechnologynet zerogulfafricasecuritymediaThe CEO SignalAboutSpeakers BureauCareersPodcastPrivacy© 2025 Semafor Inc.D.C.BXLLagosRiyadhBeijingSG Events NewslettersD.C.BXLLagosRiyadhBeijingSGIntelligentTransparentGlobalHomepoliticsbusinesstechnologynet zerogulfafricasecuritymediaThe CEO SignalEventsNewslettersPodcastAboutSpeakers BureauCareersPrivacy© 2025 Semafor Inc.Homepoliticsbusinesstechnologynet zerogulfafricasecuritymediaThe CEO SignalExclusive: NASA head says report of Elon Musk talking to Putin should be investigated Diego MendozaUpdated Oct 25, 2024, 12:46pm EDTOct 25, 2024, 12:46pm EDTsecuritytechNorth AmericaShareTasos Katopodis/Getty Images for SemaforPostEmailWhatsappCopy linkSign up for Semafor Principals: What the White House is reading. Read it now.Email addressSign UpThe NewsNASA Administrator Bill Nelson told Semafor’s Burgess Everett Friday that a Wall Street Journal report about calls between SpaceX founder Elon Musk and Russian President Vladimir Putin “should be investigated.”“I don’t know if that story is true,” Nelson said. “If it’s true there have been multiple conversations with Elon Musk and the president of Russia, then that would be concerning, particularly for NASA and the Department of Defense,” he added.SpaceX is a key commercial partner for NASA: On Friday, NASA’s Crew-8 mission members returned to Earth on a SpaceX capsule. Speaking at Semafor’s World Economy Summit in Washington, DC, Nelson stressed that the agency was nonpartisan and  praised his dealings with SpaceX CEO Gwynne Shotwell. The NASA head said that Musk largely leaves her to run the company, which he added has “been phenomenally successful.”ADThe Journal reported Thursday that Musk has been in regular contact with Putin since late 2022, citing former US, European, and Russian officials. The two men allegedly discussed both personal topics as well as others related to business and geopolitical tensions. Musk’s business ties with US intelligence and military agencies has given him “unique visibility into some of America’s most sensitive space programs,” the Journal wrote, and he has access to certain classified information. Musk has not responded to the allegations, and the Kremlin said that the billionaire and Putin spoke only once and discussed “space as well as current and future technologies.”ADADTransparent news, distilled views, and global perspectives.Homepoliticsbusinesstechnologynet zerogulfafricasecuritymediaThe CEO SignalEventsNewslettersPodcastAboutCareersSpeakers Bureau© 2025 Semafor Inc.PrivacySign up for Semafor principalsWhat the White House is reading.In your inbox, every weekday. Read it now.Email addressSign up for freeSign inAlready subscribed? Sign in and we won’t show you this message again.Take me back to the article 
Imagine all the data flowing through Starlink that could be being sent to Russia. Imagine that Elon Musk, in an act of treason, denies the US and Ukraine military Starlink access which impeded a mission at one time. Imagine Putin is the one direction him. Imagine SpaceX helping Russia with their space program which directly competes with the USA. Imagine Musk is a treasonous traitor!