SpaceX got a couple million dollars in direct subsidies over the years [1], the really interesting question is if one also counts the various government-bought services and other incentives (particularly for F9):
- Falcon 1 development was privately funded, but would it have succeeded without DoD/DARPA funding the first three launches of it? [2]
- Falcon 9 development was aided by hundreds of millions of dollars in seed money, not to mention the billions of dollars worth of launch contracts [3]
- Falcon 1 development was privately funded, but would it have succeeded without DoD/DARPA funding the first three launches of it? [2]
- Falcon 9 development was aided by hundreds of millions of dollars in seed money, not to mention the billions of dollars worth of launch contracts [3]
[1] https://www.politico.com/newsletters/morning-tech/2021/12/13...
[2] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Falcon_1#Launches
[3] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Falcon_9#Conception_and_fundin...