NASA and the Pentagon this week amid Elon Musk’s public feud with President Donald Trump urged SpaceX alternatives to more quickly develop alternative rockets and spacecraft, reports the Washington Post.

Three companies have been contacted by government officials, according to the Post, including Rocket Lab, Stoke Space, and Jeff Bezos’s Blue Origin.

The report comes a day after Musk said SpaceX will begin decommissioning its Dragon spacecraft “immediately” because of threats by Trump to cancel government contracts with Musk’s business.

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