SpaceX gets $4 billion contract to build missile-tracking ‘Golden Dome’ satellites

SpaceX 获得 40 亿美元合同，将建造用于导弹追踪的“金穹”卫星

The Pentagon awarded SpaceX a $4.16 billion contract to build missile-tracking satellites linked with President Donald Trump’s planned “Golden Dome” defense system, as reported earlier by Bloomberg. In an announcement on Friday, the US Space Force says the sensor-equipped satellites will allow it to detect and track targets from space. 据彭博社早前报道，五角大楼已授予 SpaceX 一份价值 41.6 亿美元的合同，用于建造与唐纳德·特朗普总统计划中的“金穹”（Golden Dome）防御系统相连的导弹追踪卫星。美国太空军在周五的一份公告中表示，这些配备传感器的卫星将使其能够从太空探测并追踪目标。

The Elon Musk-owned SpaceX — which recently filed for what could be the biggest initial public offering ever — already has contracts with the Space Force to develop other parts of the Golden Dome. Similar to Israel’s Iron Dome, Trump’s pricey defense system would identify and take down missiles and other airborne targets. SpaceX is set to develop prototypes for space-based interceptors for the Golden Dome and also won a $2.29 billion contract to develop its data network. 埃隆·马斯克旗下的 SpaceX 公司——该公司最近提交了可能是有史以来规模最大的首次公开募股（IPO）申请——此前已与太空军签订了开发“金穹”系统其他部分的合同。与以色列的“铁穹”系统类似，特朗普这一昂贵的防御系统旨在识别并击落导弹及其他空中目标。SpaceX 将负责为“金穹”系统开发天基拦截器原型，并已获得一份价值 22.9 亿美元的合同，用于开发其数据网络。

Some experts are concerned about whether the Golden Dome will actually work against a barrage of missiles and if it would increase the threat of nuclear war. Space Force General Michael Guetlein has said the defense system will have some “operational capability” by the end of 2028, Bloomberg reports. 据彭博社报道，一些专家担心“金穹”系统在面对大规模导弹袭击时是否真的有效，以及它是否会增加核战争的威胁。太空军将军迈克尔·格特莱恩（Michael Guetlein）表示，该防御系统预计将在 2028 年底前具备一定的“作战能力”。