SpaceX Valuation Hits $140 Billion Following Recent Share Sale

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SpaceX’s worth is nearing $150 billion after signing a share sale agreement with new and existing investors this week.

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Elon Musk expects to spend $2 billion on Starship rocket after first launch explosion 'slightly' exceeded expectations

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A photo montage shows the Starship booster being fired on the left, and Elon Musk holding a thumbs up on the right.
The Starship mega-rocket's April 20 launch ended in an explosion, but Musk is still hopeful to launch again this year.

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Photos show SpaceX's Starship rocket blew a crater into its launchpad and flung concrete chunks hundreds of feet during liftoff

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The crater in the launch pad after SpaceX’s Starship took off.
The crater in the launchpad after SpaceX's Starship took off.

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TikTok is looking more and more like a record label. It’s annoyed many in the music industry.

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Why SpaceX's Starship mega-rocket looks unlike anything the company has ever built before

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SpaceX Super Heavy first-stage booster with the black side of its Starship second stage booster showing.
SpaceX's starship is designed to be the tallest, most powerful rocket ever built.

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SpaceX's Starship launch kicked up soil and sand that rained down on a nearby beachside town 5 miles away

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The SpaceX Starship lifts off from the launchpad during a flight test from Starbase in Boca Chica, Texas, on April 20, 2023.
The SpaceX Starship lifts off from the launchpad during a flight test from Starbase in Boca Chica, Texas, on April 20, 2023.

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Elon Musk congratulated SpaceX for an 'exciting' launch of Starship after the rocket exploded

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A photomontage shows Starship blowing up on one side and a picture of Elon Musk sitting in the control room on the other.
Elon Musk sat in the control room on Thursday watching the launch of Starship, which exploded about 4 minutes into the launch.

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Watch how SpaceX launched Starship, the tallest and most powerful rocket ever built, on its first orbital flight

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Starship minutes before the launch attempt that was aborted on April 17, 2023.

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Elon Musk's prized Starship mega-rocket exploded into a fireball on its first attempt to launch into space

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Starship and its Super Heavy booster explode while tumbling through the air, in a SpaceX livestream on April 20, 2023.

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Elon Musk hints Starship rocket may explode on first orbital launch, predicting 50% chance of success and 'guaranteeing excitement'

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elon musk raises one eyebrow mouth grimacing juxtaposed with starship prototype exploding in ball of fire
SpaceX CEO Elon Musk (left) said Starship may not reach orbit on its first attempt. That could mean it explodes, like previous Starship prototypes (right).

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