The FAA has proposed fines of $633,009 against SpaceX for violating regulations in launches of its Falcon 9 rocket. Musk criticized the FAA in a series of tweets, posting the FAA is “smothering the national space program,” and accused the agency of “improper, politically-motivated behavior.”

NAh-SA Now that president-elect Donald Trump has solidified his bromance with SpaceX CEO Elon Musk, the role of NASA could look dramatically different. And experts are terrified of the prospect of the United States government simply handing out even more major contracts to the mercurial CEO's space company.

With a Trump administration returning, and a new emphasis on cutting the federal government’s size and spending co-led by SpaceX’s Elon Musk, one question is on a lot of minds: What does this mean for NASA?