SpaceX mulls $1.5tn IPO timed to ‘align with Musk’s birthday and the planets’
by Dan Milmo Global technology editor from Science | The Guardian on (#735AE)
World's richest person targeting symbolic date in June for flotation of rocket company
Elon Musk's SpaceX is considering a flotation valuing the rocket company at $1.5tn (1.1tn) that will reportedly be timed for early summer to coincide with a planetary alignment and the multibillionaire's birthday.
The world's richest person is targeting a symbolic date of mid-June for the initial public offering, according to the Financial Times. This would be around the same time as Jupiter and Venus appear in close proximity to each other and shortly before Musk turns 55 on 28 June.
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