The guy has hundreds of billions of dollars in assets so he could pay the bill himself. There are some easy things to fill launch capacity at that scale: fuel (

The guy has hundreds of billions of dollars in assets so he could pay the bill himself. There are some easy things to fill launch capacity at that scale: fuel (especially methane), water, scaffolding, and inflatable modules for pressurized work (habitat, service, storage, hangars, etc). The play is to be the biggest landlord in space.