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Yes, there are many tools to get company under control, but US Government is not shy about doing forcing the change of control for the sake of national interest

Yes, there are many tools to get company under control, but US Government is not shy about doing forcing the change of control for the sake of national interests. Example: > The U.S. government has requested that Max Polyakov, a wealthy Ukrainian tech entrepreneur, sell his stake in the rocket company Firefly Aerospace Inc., citing national security concerns. https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-12-29/firefly-owner-max-polyakov-to-sell-stake-in-rocket-startup?embedded-checkout=true https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-12-29/firefly-o... Book: "How Heavens Went On Sale" by Ashlee Vans talks in details about the raise of commercial space in recent years and ways government deals with the corresponding issues.

costco 3y ago
Momentus (YC S18) founder/CEO Mikhail Kokorich eventually wasn't even allowed to look at his own company's technology and was forced to sell his stake in another space company, despite living in the US. So now he's in Switzerland which has a much more favorable environment. Subjecting "technical data" to export controls produces ridiculous outcomes!
schiffern 3y ago
> US Government is not shy about doing forcing the change of control ... when the problem is the nationality of the owners (ala Firefly). That's not an issue here. It's also not the same thing as "nationalizing," btw. Nationalizing SpaceX remains firmly in the realm of (hate fueled) fantasy.