SpaceX, Elon Musk
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Elon Musk denied news reports that his rocket and satellite maker SpaceX is seeking a $800 billion valuation through a share sale.
With a current net worth of $470.9 billion, Musk's wealth can be hard for the average person to imagine, especially when considering how much he earns daily.
The Elon Musk SpaceX series has been scrapped at HBO, according to biographer Ashlee Vance, who wrote “Elon Musk: Tesla, SpaceX, and the Quest for a Fantastic Future,” which was meant to serve as the basis for the limited series.
In April, during Jared Isaacman's first nomination hearing for the post of NASA administrator, the Democratic senator from Massachusetts asked repeatedly if SpaceX founder and CEO Elon Musk was in the room when President Donald Trump offered him the job of NASA chief. Isaacman declined to answer directly.
The $800 billion figure would launch SpaceX past OpenAI, which is valued at about $500 billion. The number also makes Elon Musk about $160 billion. He owns an estimated 40% of SpaceX stock. The most valuable aerospace and defense company in the U.S. is GE Aerospace, valued at about $300 billion.
The OpenAI chief executive has looked to put together funds to either acquire or partner with a rocket company.
SpaceX and Neuralink, finally addressed his long-running, curious obsession with the letter 'X,' admitting that even he sometimes questions the love.