For years, Russian investors have acquired stakes in Elon Musk’s SpaceX, often through opaque investment vehicles, according to an analysis of marketing materials, interviews, and documents shared by Russian firms.
SpaceX should be nationalized for security reasons. So should Starlink: one civilian should not be able to control foreign policy by means of internet access.
Sounds MESSY. If the US government doesn't approve of investors in Russia, China, Iran and North Korea then why is it ok if investors from said countries, all adversaries of the US, buy stocks via "opaque" transactions??? I honestly feel that only Democrats in Congress HAVE OUR BACKS.
So, Congress...under multiple presidents...and under both Democratic and Republican majorities...allowed our purported adversaries [indirect] access to essential defense technologies.
It used to be said, "All's fair in love and war," but that's passe' now. The new rubric is, "If you can make money doing it, it's allowed (and the laws and morality be damned).
This is quite intriguing and disturbing as well. Where do I locate the documentation sources that it sounds like you reference... publicly available SpaceX annual reports? Thanks! Would love to share, and I know I'll be asked... thanks!
Deep under his extreme levels of wealth, poor Mr. Musk is so desperate to prove he's worth something by gaining a huge net worth, the he's willing to overlook the dangers to himself and his compan(ies) represented by these foreign investors who could easily pull the rug out from under him. "Experience keeps a dear (as in costly) school, but fools will learn in no other" [Ben Franklin]
I guess Musk is going to have to destroy himself before he finally opens up to the idea that there are things that are more important about a man than his "net worth" (if he survives the experience).
I'm reminded of an old song, "Once I had a railroad, made it run, made it race against time..."
.....and so musk recruited from the Cherkashim orbit relative to DOGE activities?????? WHY, on this still barely green earth was that necessary??? WhatEVER could go wrong, on top of the "big balls" boys' fiddling around with all our most private info?????
Excellent reporting! Thank you!
SpaceX should be nationalized for security reasons. So should Starlink: one civilian should not be able to control foreign policy by means of internet access.
Exactly. One civiian who has the "insert bribes here" sign lit, should not be anywhere near this type of "critical infrastructure!"
Sounds MESSY. If the US government doesn't approve of investors in Russia, China, Iran and North Korea then why is it ok if investors from said countries, all adversaries of the US, buy stocks via "opaque" transactions??? I honestly feel that only Democrats in Congress HAVE OUR BACKS.
Incredibly on brand for Elon
So, Congress...under multiple presidents...and under both Democratic and Republican majorities...allowed our purported adversaries [indirect] access to essential defense technologies.
It used to be said, "All's fair in love and war," but that's passe' now. The new rubric is, "If you can make money doing it, it's allowed (and the laws and morality be damned).
This is quite intriguing and disturbing as well. Where do I locate the documentation sources that it sounds like you reference... publicly available SpaceX annual reports? Thanks! Would love to share, and I know I'll be asked... thanks!
first-rate reporting. thank you.
I am amazed at your ability to explain complicated stories. Thank you for your good work.
The "investors" are going to suffer when the next starship explodes or Trump has another hallucination.
The last nine launches all ended in unplanned rapid disassembly.
It's not going great.
Although he's pulled back on his threat to immediately decommissionin the Dragon spacecraft.
The only taxi to and from the ISS.
Such a pity Trumplethinskin didn't trip off the Whitehouse roof.
Russia is eating us for lunch and vomiting it up and eating us again for dinner.
Deep under his extreme levels of wealth, poor Mr. Musk is so desperate to prove he's worth something by gaining a huge net worth, the he's willing to overlook the dangers to himself and his compan(ies) represented by these foreign investors who could easily pull the rug out from under him. "Experience keeps a dear (as in costly) school, but fools will learn in no other" [Ben Franklin]
I guess Musk is going to have to destroy himself before he finally opens up to the idea that there are things that are more important about a man than his "net worth" (if he survives the experience).
I'm reminded of an old song, "Once I had a railroad, made it run, made it race against time..."
The media moguls are worse than paid prostitutes. At least those women need the money.
P.S. Is Elon more addicted to money or knocking women up?
ketamine
.....and so musk recruited from the Cherkashim orbit relative to DOGE activities?????? WHY, on this still barely green earth was that necessary??? WhatEVER could go wrong, on top of the "big balls" boys' fiddling around with all our most private info?????