NASA awarded rival aerospace company, Elon Musk’s SpaceX, with a $2.9 billion USD contract.
Analysts predicted that Musk could reach the financial milestone even before Tesla hit a $1 trillion USD valuation.
At a staggering $230 billion USD.
After a sale of existing stock for $755 million USD.
Dubbed a ‘midlife crisis of cosmic proportions.’
The robotic mission will be launched on a SpaceX Falcon Heavy Rocket.
While SpaceX launched four tourists into space.
The crew completed more than 15 orbits around Earth on their first day.
Taken from the recently-launched Inspiration4 mission.
As part of a multi-day journey orbiting Earth every 90 minutes.
Elon Musk and Jeff Bezos’ battle continues.
“The Commission should recognize this gambit for the obstructionist tactic that it is.”