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18. Environmental Issues Must be Overcome

Reply to paulkienitz (Reply #16)

Wed Jun 3, 2026, 12:43 AM

3 hrs ago

Business case is there given the NIBY mentality governing earth based sites. It will take lots of money and brainpower to make it happen but the rewards are there if someone is not adverse to the risks. I can only think of one guy that’s willing to put it “all on the black”. It’s really the only reason he is going public.
Nicholas projected valuation assumes you are buying a launch company. In my opinion, he either hasn’t done his homework or is very naive. In either case, he is no rocket scientist on this subject.

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SpaceX valued at just $780 billion by Morningstar, less than half its IPO target [View all] question everything 11 hrs ago OP

stupid piece of crap is only 'worth' a few 100 million. Everything else is HYPE. don't fall for it !! dave99 11 hrs ago #1

"only 'worth' a few 100 million" EX500rider 10 hrs ago #4

revenue -- final line ? dave99 10 hrs ago #6

If Starlink income wasn't swamped by xAI losses it might be a decent investment. pat_k 5 hrs ago #13

Their revenue is less than their expenses. Shipwack 2 hrs ago #22

Musk is counting on irrational exuberance among his cult followers to keep early demand high for the stock muriel_volestrangler 11 hrs ago #2

Over the last year I have backed out of all my large-cap and index-tracking funds. paulkienitz 5 hrs ago #17

The forced Nasdaq buying sure looks like a scam flamingdem 3 hrs ago #20

Lots of competition in Space Exploration bucolic_frolic 10 hrs ago #3

I doubt even that makes sense. Nt BootinUp 10 hrs ago #5

Who could have known that there was a massive downside risk to being hyperpartisan and nationalist Prairie Gates 9 hrs ago #7

I hate that the SpaceX piece of shit will probably be added to my XMAG ETF. pat_k 9 hrs ago #8

$60 to $70 billion tops WSHazel 8 hrs ago #9

And Elon Musk owns approx. 42% of Space X, so his net worth will increase by $750 billion and send him... OGBuzz 7 hrs ago #10

i think teh IPO will mark a market top moonshinegnomie 7 hrs ago #11

Wouldn't nvidia be the beneficiary of Space X success? flamingdem 2 hrs ago #21

The felon shoveling hundreds of millions of our tax dollars at the Mag 10 is propping things up. pat_k 48 min ago #26

Can SpaceX install data centers in space on Elon's timeline? eringer 6 hrs ago #12

There is no good business case for data centers in space. paulkienitz 5 hrs ago #16

Environmental Issues Must be Overcome eringer 3 hrs ago #18

There is no way you can make the math work paulkienitz 2 hrs ago #24

Lots of technical reasons against it happening, too. Shipwack 2 hrs ago #23

How many times have Elon's timelines been met? LudwigPastorius 3 hrs ago #19

...like they're making "short work" of the Starship? paulkienitz 2 hrs ago #25

Well maybe if Muskrat should fix the issue of his rockets exploding.................. turbinetree 5 hrs ago #14

Musk's rockets don't explode, they experience unscheduled rapid disassembly pat_k 24 min ago #27

Morningstar is being wildly optimistic. paulkienitz 5 hrs ago #15