{"id":14869,"date":"2026-08-06T12:00:32","date_gmt":"2026-08-06T12:00:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.theck1.no\/?p=14869"},"modified":"2026-08-06T12:00:32","modified_gmt":"2026-08-06T12:00:32","slug":"spacex-is-barely-space-and-mostly-x","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.theck1.no\/?p=14869","title":{"rendered":"SpaceX is barely Space and mostly X"},"content":{"rendered":"
\nElizabeth Lopatto<\/strong>
\n •
\nAugust 5, 2026\n<\/div>\n\n
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\n\tPrivatize the profit, socialize the losses? | Image: Cath Virginia \/ The Verge, Getty Images\t<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Once, I had some questions<\/a> about why SpaceX, Elon Musk’s healthiest company, acquired xAI<\/a>, his sickliest one. Now I have some questions about why we’re calling the whole thing SpaceX.<\/p>\n

Look, what we have here, by revenue, is primarily a telecom company and a company that rents compute, according to SpaceX’s first quarterly earnings statement as a public company<\/a>. The space sector of the business didn’t break a billion dollars this quarter and contributed only a touch over 10 percent of the company’s revenue. SpaceX remains its own biggest customer. There just aren’t enough other people who want its rockets. And, I dunno, maybe if the rockets \u2026<\/p>\n

Read the full story at The Verge.<\/a><\/p>\n

Read the full article →<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Elizabeth Lopatto • August 5, 2026 Privatize the profit, socialize the losses? | Image: Cath Virginia \/ The Verge, Getty Images Once, I had some questions about why SpaceX, Elon Musk’s healthiest company, acquired xAI, his sickliest one. Now I have some questions about why we’re calling the whole thing SpaceX. Look, what we have<\/p>\n

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