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Merging SpaceX with a public company like Tesla would create a lot of issues for the classified projects SpaceX does.

• wongarsu 9mo ago
  I imagine those are surmountable challenges. Boeing somehow manages. But more likely that merger would consist of SpaceX acquiring Tesla and taking it private
  • HWR_14 9mo ago
    There is no way Elon could raise the 1.4 trillion to take Tesla private
• bragr 9mo ago
  No? Almost every big defense contractor is publicly traded.
• cyberax 9mo ago
  Raytheon is public.
• tenpies 9mo ago
  What sort of issues are you thinking? Plenty of defense contractors with classified projects are already publicly listed, so this is not uncharted territory. Lockhead Martin for example: https://investors.lockheedmartin.com/news-releases/news-release-details/lockheed-martin-reports-fourth-quarter-and-full-year-2025 https://investors.lockheedmartin.com/news-releases/news-rele... Gives this level of detail: > Aeronautics classified program losses $(950) > MFC classified program losses - It seems very safe from a national security perspective.