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Last I heard, SpaceX will IPO once there are regular trips to Mars with Starship. Looking forward to it to say the least. Edit: Not sure why all the downvotes,

Last I heard, SpaceX will IPO once there are regular trips to Mars with Starship. Looking forward to it to say the least. Edit: Not sure why all the downvotes, so here is a citation. If someone has newer information about it, please post. > SpaceX President and COO Gwynne Shotwell told CNBC in May that the company “can’t go public until we’re flying regularly to Mars.” https://www.cnbc.com/2018/08/10/why-spacex-investors-arent-concerned-about-elon-taking-tesla-private.html https://www.cnbc.com/2018/08/10/why-spacex-investors-arent-c...

ncallaway 6y ago
I'm not down voting but I think there's a pretty big delta between "can't go IPO before X" and "will IPO once X"
- mlindner 6y ago
  In my head those mean the exact same thing, so I'm not sure why you say there's such a big delta. The only difference is the connotation.
  - ncallaway 6y ago
    To me they are pretty different. "A will happen once X" to me means X is a necessary and sufficient condition for A happening. "B can't happen before X" implies that X is a necessary condition, but it does not imply sufficiency to me. If someone says: "I will give you a million dollars once you do a dance", I understand that as a commitment to provide me with a million dollars after I do a dance. If someone says: "I can't give you a million dollars before you do a dance", I understand that dancing is a requirement for getting the million dollars, but I understand there may be other requirements as well (or they may not be willing to provide the money at all).
Galaxity 5y ago
You are probably being downvoted because you seem to be saying you are looking forward to SpaceX's IPO, while trips to Mars are just the mechanism. Sort of like the virgin galactic subreddit where everyone only talks about the stock. Spaceflight? Boring. A stock IPO? Can't wait! It's pretty depressing.
- cryptoz 5y ago
  Oh? I didnt mean to do that. I'm all about the Mars trips themselves and not the stock, for what it's worth. I look forward to both because both are signs of a strong future for the civilizations on Mars.
sunstone 5y ago
I believe Musk has mentioned that Starlink will IPO in order to fund SpaceX.

ncallaway 6y ago

I'm not down voting but I think there's a pretty big delta between "can't go IPO before X" and "will IPO once X"

mlindner 6y ago
In my head those mean the exact same thing, so I'm not sure why you say there's such a big delta. The only difference is the connotation.
- ncallaway 6y ago
  To me they are pretty different. "A will happen once X" to me means X is a necessary and sufficient condition for A happening. "B can't happen before X" implies that X is a necessary condition, but it does not imply sufficiency to me. If someone says: "I will give you a million dollars once you do a dance", I understand that as a commitment to provide me with a million dollars after I do a dance. If someone says: "I can't give you a million dollars before you do a dance", I understand that dancing is a requirement for getting the million dollars, but I understand there may be other requirements as well (or they may not be willing to provide the money at all).

Galaxity 5y ago

You are probably being downvoted because you seem to be saying you are looking forward to SpaceX's IPO, while trips to Mars are just the mechanism. Sort of like the virgin galactic subreddit where everyone only talks about the stock. Spaceflight? Boring. A stock IPO? Can't wait! It's pretty depressing.

cryptoz 5y ago
Oh? I didnt mean to do that. I'm all about the Mars trips themselves and not the stock, for what it's worth. I look forward to both because both are signs of a strong future for the civilizations on Mars.

sunstone 5y ago

I believe Musk has mentioned that Starlink will IPO in order to fund SpaceX.