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A look at the SpaceX IPO by the numbers
Elon Musk is all about big numbers—millions, billions, even trillions—and there are plenty of them associated with SpaceX and Musk's plans to take the rocket maker public.
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Elon Musk is all about big numbers—millions, billions, even trillions—and there are plenty of them associated with SpaceX and Musk's plans to take the rocket maker public. The prospectus for the SpaceX stock debut shows spending at a massive scale—greater than the economic output of some countries—and about to grow much larger as Musk races to make good on his promise to hurl people to distant planets. Money to be raised in the initial public offering—estimated at $75 billion—will help finance those futuristic, fantastical plans.
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