Going through links from another thread, noticed this wikispooks site. It's like wikipedia. I ask chatGPT about it, "However, it is worth noting that the content on Wikispooks may present alternative viewpoints and controversial information that might not always align with mainstream perspectives."

Scrolling down the front page notice Elon's page.. scrolling down.. see this.

"Space X was founded with the help of Mike Griffin, who worked for CIA's venture capital arm and was later appointed as NASA administrator by George W. Bush.[15][16] During this time, Griffin met entrepreneur Elon Musk and accompanied him on a trip to Russia trying to buy intercontinental ballistic missiles. This trip of the two is credited as directly leading to the formation of SpaceX, according to an article by The New York Times.[17]

In 2005, When griffin was appointed NASA Administrator, twenty aerospace companies applied[18] to a Commercial Orbital Transportation Services program. Only SpaceX (still never having flown and launching a rocket) was given the contract worth $396 million.

Musk was broke in 2008; his Russian-inspired Falcon 1 rocket was 0-3 in launches, having failed again that August. And Tesla, which hit a speed bump with its early model Roadster, "was haemorrhaging money". The $180 million Musk made from selling PayPal to eBay in 2002 was essentially gone, having invested it all on SpaceX and Tesla, while getting divorced in the meantime. In 2008, with SpaceX reportedly filing for bankruptcy, Griffin gave SpaceX a contract for up to $3 billion[19] to work in cooperation with his own enterprises. Elon Musk called Griffin (and his CIA money) directly responsible for saving SpaceX.[20]"