Elon Muskin Space Exploration Technologies Corporation is discussing another round of fundraising with investors and seeks to double its valuation to $ 92 billion, Business Insider Announced.
Negotiations are still at an early stage, with SpaceX expected to close funding in January, Business Insider said Monday, citing those familiar with the matter. The publication said the rocket maker may not be able to force investors to double its rating in a deal that closed about four months ago.
SpaceX, this Gathered 9 1.9 billion in August and did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
Since the previous financial round, SpaceX, already one of the world’s most valuable private companies, has flown its first regular crew trip to the International Space Station. NASA. This is another milestone for a company that is rapidly becoming a pioneer in commercializing space – and plans large investments in satellite-based Internet service and the big new rocket.
Last week, SpaceX performed the first high-altitude test of its new starship SN8 prototype vehicle, designed to carry humans to the moon, Mars and elsewhere. Musk considered the plane a Success even if the test ends with a fiery malfunction in South Texas.
SpaceX is nearing completion of two additional starship test vehicles, and Musk said the craft is likely to launch its first orbital aircraft in 2021.
Hawthorn, a California-based company, has a contract with National Aeronautics and Space Administration to build a starship that could land humans on the moon as part of the agency’s Artemis project. In the end, Musk wants to send hundreds of starships to colonize Mars and spread human life beyond Earth.
In addition to human exploration, SpaceX is building its Starling satellite galaxy to broaden the global broadband Internet from low Earth orbit. The company has launched more than 700 satellites and plans to provide thousands of global defenses. The company has opened a “nothing better” beta test program in the United States and Canada, which costs $ 499 per month and $ 99 per month.