As President Donald Trump threatens to cancel SpaceX's government contracts amid a feud with Elon Musk, experts told Newsweek that the move could leave the U.S. reliant on Russia for space launches and access.

Since NASA has become increasingly reliant on Elon Musk’s SpaceX for is missions, people are wondering what the future of U.S. space travel might look like amid his spat with the president.

This week’s rapid, unscheduled disassembly of Elon Musk’s bromance with Donald Trump has left officials at America’s space and security agencies reeling. One NASA official, wary of the agency’s dependence on SpaceX as the space exploration industry’s leading recipient of government contracts,