LOS ANGELES -- Tesla Motors founder and private space exploration entrepreneur Elon Musk is taking on the military-industrial complex, alleging in a lawsuit that the federal government unfairly awarded a $9.5 billion contract for rocket launch services to a joint venture of aerospace giants Boeing and Lockheed Martin. Musk's Space Exploration
Tesla Founder Launches Challenge to $9.5B Rocket Launch Contract
Claiming his company, SpaceX, could potentially save the U.S. government hundreds of millions dollars if given the chance to bid on contracts, Elon Musk has filed a lawsuit with the U.S. Court of Federal Claims.