SpaceX CEO Elon Musk (center), the Commander, Air Force Space Command, and Joint Force Space Component Commander, Gen. Jay Raymond (left), and the Commander of the North American Aerospace Defense Command and U.S. Northern Command, U.S. Air Force General Terrence J. O’Shaughnessy pose for a photo in the command’s headquarters in Colorado Springs, Colorado, April 15, 2019. During Musk’s visit, he participated in conversations and round table briefings about future space operations and homeland defense innovation.

SpaceX CEO Elon Musk discusses U.S. space operations with U.S. Air Force General Terrence O’Shaughnessy, the Commander of the North American Aerospace Defense Command and U.S. Northern Command, April 15, 2019. During Musk’s visit to Colorado Springs, Colorado he participated in conversations and round table briefings about future space operations and homeland defense innovation.

SpaceX CEO Elon Musk explains the future capabilities of his company’s “Starship” to senior leaders of the North American Aerospace Defense Command, U.S. Northern Command, and Air Force Space Command, April 15, 2019. During Musk’s visit to Colorado Springs, Colorado, he participated in conversations and round table briefings about future space operations and homeland defense innovation.

SpaceX CEO Elon Musk discusses U.S. space operations with Gen. Jay Raymond, the Commander, Air Force Space Command, and Joint Force Space Component Commander; and Gen Terrence O’Shaughnessy, the Commander of the North American Aerospace Defense Command and U.S. Northern Command, April 15, 2019. During Musk’s visit to Colorado Springs, Colorado, he participated in conversations and round table briefings about future space operations and homeland defense innovation.

SpaceX CEO Elon Musk discusses U.S. space operations with Royal Canadian Air Force Lieutenant General Christopher Coates, the North American Aerospace Defense Command Deputy Commander and U.S. Air Force General Terrence O’Shaughnessy, the Commander of NORAD and U.S. Northern Command, April 15, 2019. During Musk’s visit to Colorado Springs, Colorado he participated in conversations and round table briefings about future space operations and homeland defense innovation.