SpaceX is doing something that most global manufacturers would consider logistically nightmarish: ripping China entirely out of its supply chain. The NCNT frameworkSpaceX has coined a new internal term for its supply chain standard: “non-China, non-Taiwan,” or NCNT. SpaceX isn’t just any private company making this call. When your customer list includes NASA, the Department of Defense, and the National Reconnaissance Office, supply chain security isn’t optional. When the largest private space company on Earth tells its suppliers to choose between Chinese components and SpaceX revenue, most suppliers are going to choose SpaceX revenue.