The ways it set up its board and Mr. Musk’s pay appear to benefit him at the expense of other shareholders, corporate governance experts said.
Category: Private Spaceflight
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Why So Many People Already Own Shares of Elon Musk’s SpaceX
Even before the rocket company holds a major initial public offering, many people own stock in it through so-called special purpose vehicles.
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Musk’s SpaceX Goals Shift Ahead of Its I.P.O.
As SpaceX prepares to go public, Mr. Musk has proposed moonshots that differ from the company’s original aim of reaching Mars.
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Amazon Buys Globalstar for $10.8 Billion, Movingto Expand Its Satellite Internet Service
The e-commerce giant is buying Globalstar, a satellite communications company, as it aims to expand its own satellite internet service to compete with Elon Musk’s Starlink.
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Jeff Bezos’s Rocket Company Blue Origin Pauses Space Tourism to Focus on the Moon
The New Shepard rocket from Blue Origin, which brought 92 people on trips to the edge of space, will cease flying for at least two years as the company prioritizes NASA contracts.
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How Activists in Iran Are Using Starlink to Stay Online
Activists spent years preparing for a communications blackout in Iran, smuggling in Starlink satellite internet systems and making digital shutdowns harder for the authorities to enforce.
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2026 May Be the Year of the Mega I.P.O.
If SpaceX, OpenAI and Anthropic go public, they will unleash gushers of cash for Silicon Valley and Wall Street.
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Starlink Users in Iran Get Free Internet Access, Nonprofit Says
Under a near-total communications blackout, users of Elon Musk’s satellite service have gotten online without paying, an organization that works on web access said.
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In a First, a Wheelchair User Joins a Short Flight to Space
A paraplegic engineer was part of a crew that made a suborbital journey on a spacecraft operated by Jeff Bezos’ private company, Blue Origin.