SpaceX

Musk’s sometimes-erratic behavior has complicated his deep relationships with the Pentagon, mainly through SpaceX’s work on satellite launches and through his Starlink satellite-based internet service

Strong quarter boosts Musk's net worth to US$270.3 billion, and this increase is his third largest single day gain.

The two astronauts, who arrived at the ISS on June 6, were originally to remain for roughly a week.

The suggestion stemmed from emerging technologies such as autonomous vehicles, AI, robots and reusable rockets.

In other news this week, companies accused of "climate-washing" are increasingly finding themselves the target of litigants.

The new valuation is a record for an American private company, but is still lower than the US$268 billion valuation of ByteDance.

Musk didn’t respond to a request for comment.

(Jan 3): Bitcoin has gained global fame in the past year, but it’s been popular at Peter Thiel’s venture firm since at least 2012.

(June 12): Not long ago, SpaceX founder Elon Musk cracked what he once labeled a monopoly for Defense Department space launches, successfully breaking into a business that was dominated by United Launch Alliance LLC.