Sadly this seems correct. When Trump was re-elected Elon Musk pushed for Jared Isaacman to be appointed as NASA administrator. When the pick went another way, it led to some real friction between Musk and Trump. Now, with Isaacman finally at the helm of NASA, it looks like Musk’s influence over the agency has come full circle.
SpaceX has a better price, better track record with getting things done on time (because the others are bad, not because SpaceX is perfect) and an extremely impressive safety record with launches. A completely neutral party would still select SpaceX.
