At a time when the U.S. government is concerned about its reliance on a mercurial billionaire for access to space, new competitors say Elon Musk’s SpaceX is using tactics intended to squash them.

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Citing rapid advances by China and Russia, the United States is building an extensive capacity to fight battles in space.

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