SpaceX trip to Moon: Joe Biden wishes Elon Musk 'lots of luck'

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US President Joe Biden has wished Elon Musk "lots of luck" for his trip to the Moon

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as the Tesla CEO expressed "super bad feeling" about the economy and decided to cut its workforce by 10 per cent.

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"Thanks Mr President!" tweeted Musk, who has criticised Biden several times in the past

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and had recently announced to vote for the Republicans in November's mid-term elections.

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SpaceX's powerful Space Launch System rocket will launch four astronauts aboard the Orion spacecraft for their multi-day journey to lunar orbit

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