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business28 days ago•6 min saved

Ex-Tesla director warns SpaceX’s $2T IPO rests on two of three moonshots

Former Tesla board member Steve Westly says SpaceX’s $2 trillion IPO valuation hinges on three disparate businesses—rockets, Starlink, and AI—and will likely require at least two to succeed; even as the IPO raised about $75 billion and blasted off on debut, filings show Starlink is profitable while the AI unit posts heavy losses, Musk’s 85% voting control raises governance concerns, and Morningstar puts SpaceX’s fair value well below the IPO price, fueling questions about a possible Tesla–SpaceX merger.

via Yahoo Finance Singapore|

#business #governance #ipo

space-news2 years ago•3 min saved

"Exploring Moonshots, Satellite Mishaps, and Starships in Space: This Week's Highlights"

On Episode 99 of This Week In Space, Tariq and Rod discuss the top headlines for 2024, including a partially successful private lunar landing, massive satellites hurtling out of orbit, SpaceX's upcoming Starship activity, Blue Origin and New Glenn updates, a peculiar quasar story, and the James Webb Space Telescope's discovery of gold in space. The episode also covers a detailed model of a Falcon 9 rocket available for purchase and provides information on how to subscribe to the podcast.

via Space.com|

#falling-satellites #moonshots #space-exploration

business2 years ago•2 min saved

"Revolutionizing Space Exploration: Kam Ghaffarian's Moonshot Innovations"

Kam Ghaffarian, a billionaire space entrepreneur, is leading multiple companies focused on ambitious space projects, including sending a lander to the moon, building a space station, designing advanced nuclear reactors, and studying faster-than-light travel technology. His ventures are crucial in the partnership between NASA and private industry, commercializing space activity in ways that other prominent figures in the space industry have not pursued.

via The New York Times|

#business #entrepreneurship #moonshots