SpaceX founder CEO Elon Musk, noting how the ninth flight fell short of its objectives, noted that the test had garnered a lot of data to review. He also suggested that the flight cadence for Starship will increase to a launch every three to four weeks.

Musk said he had "done enough" and that he will step away from the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), the inner-government group that has slashed federal budgets and workforces. As he prepared his goodbyes, Newsweek looked back at Musk's time in government and asked experts on whether he will have a lasting impact.

Mr. Musk, who says he will devote more time to his private companies, never came close to achieving his goal of cutting $1 trillion from the federal budget.

Elon Musk’s four-month blitz through the US government briefly made him Washington’s most powerful businessman since the Gilded Age. But it has done little for his reputation or that of his companies.

Fox News correspondent Madeleine Rivera reports on Elon Musk’s exit from the Department of Government Efficiency, and ‘The Big Weekend Show’ panel discusses the DOGE legacy.

Rep. Jasmine Crockett of Texas joins The Weekend to discuss Elon Musk’s departure heading DOGE after his chaotic tenure, and the damage from Musk’s government slashing efforts that cannot be undone.