Why is everyone losing it over SpaceX's $2-trn valuation?

May 25, 2026 | 20:40 IST

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SpaceX made $19bn, lost $5bn, and is asking investors to find $2trn of value somewhere between Starlink, AI, Mars and vibes

Elon Musk was not always in favour of taking SpaceX public. "Some at SpaceX who have not been through a public company experience may think that being public is desirable," Elon Musk wrote in an email to SpaceX employees in 2013. "This is not so."

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Why is everyone losing it over SpaceX's $2-trn valuation?

SpaceX made $19bn, lost $5bn, and is asking investors to find $2trn of value somewhere between Starlink, AI, Mars and vibes

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Why is everyone losing it over SpaceX's $2-trn valuation?

SpaceX made $19bn, lost $5bn, and is asking investors to find $2trn of value somewhere between Starlink, AI, Mars and vibes

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