The Justice Department had sued SpaceX in 2023, accusing the company of violating federal law by refusing to hire refugees and people granted asylum in the United States.

SpaceX CEO Elon Musk recommended hastening the end of the International Space Station on his social media site X, arguing that the orbiting laboratory should be taken out of orbit within two years instead of the current five-year target.

Musk has been spearheading aggressive cost-cutting measures across federal agencies, including those tasked with regulating his businesses.

Elon Musk continues to push the idea that it’s time to deorbit the International Space Station and shift focus toward the Red Planet. “It has served its purpose,” the billionaire SpaceX founder wrote on his social media platform X.

Billionaire and government efficiency leader Elon Musk announced in a post on X Saturday afternoon all federal employees will receive an email asking them to explain the work they’ve done over the past week,

The Trump ally and DOGE chief is expected to turn his budget-slashing sights on the FAA’s little-known commercial spaceflight office, which has proposed fines and grounded SpaceX after explosions and other incidents.

Using yet another haphazard mass email, Musk and DOGE told federal employees to document what they did last week — or else.

From a wealth standpoint, Elon Musk has had a tough year. According to the Bloomberg Billionaire Index, his net worth has fallen by over $47 billion. The drop in Tesla’s (NASDAQ: TSLA) stock probably accounts for almost all the loss.