Trump bought over $1 million in SpaceX debt days before unveiling space policy

President Donald Trump bought between $1 million and $5 million in debt issued by SpaceX just days before the White House announced a new space-travel policy, the president’s latest financial disclosure form shows. Two days after purchasing the bonds, Trump signed a memorandum setting out the new policy, which is intended to strengthen space transportation, in part by backing industry so the United States can support more than 1,000 space launches and re-entries a year by 2030. SpaceX is the largest space-launch company by a wide margin. Among its competitors is Blue Origin, which was founded by Jeff Bezos, who…