The space agency has published its budget request to Congress which would see funding for science projects cut by nearly a half.

In the heat of the moment, Elon Musk threatened to decommission SpaceX’s Dragon spacecraft and then he took it back. In doing so, however, the rocket billionaire dragged NASA into his messy breakup with Donald Trump, with the agency’s access to orbit now at stake.

The capsule, developed with the help of government contracts, is an important part of keeping the space station running.