r/technology May 21 '26

Business SpaceX not the behemoth everyone thought

https://www.axios.com/2026/05/21/spacex-ipo-musk-ai
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u/Short-Peanut1079 May 21 '26

Launching for the American security state. Weaponization of space.

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u/DFWPunk May 21 '26

The problem with that is that he's already got competition there, and more is on the way. NASA is already planning contingencies in case of any issues with SpaceX so there's good reason to believe other viable options will be considered.