How SpaceX could cut launch costs by 99%

Elon Musk made an unexpected appearance at the World Economic Forum in Davos this week.

During an interview, he discussed a breakthrough that could reshape SpaceX’s future—and potentially its IPO valuation.

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BlackRock CEO Larry Fink joined Elon for the conversation, where Musk outlined how SpaceX plans to cut launch costs by as much as 99%.

He explained, “The major breakthrough that SpaceX is hoping to achieve this year is full reusability. No one has ever achieved full reusability of a rocket, which is critical for lowering the cost of access to space.

With Starship… we should prove full reusability. The cost of access to space will drop by a factor of 100 when you achieve full reusability. It makes putting large satellites into space very low, very cheap.”

This kind of progress could separate SpaceX from every other major aerospace player—and help support a $1.5 trillion valuation when the company eventually lists.

Here’s how some investors are positioning ahead of a potential NASDAQ debut.

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– Ian Wyatt

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