Elon Musk plans IPO for SpaceX's Starlink business.
                     ELON MUSK 
PLANS IPO FOR 
SPACEX'S 
STARLINK 
BUSINESS
INTRODUCTION
◦ Tesla Inc Chief Executive Officer Elon Musk 
plans to list SpaceX's space internet 
venture, Starlink, several years in the 
future when revenue growth is smooth and 
predictable.
Source: Livemint
ALL ABOUT SPACEX
◦ Space Exploration Technologies Corp., t/a 
SpaceX, is an American aerospace 
manufacturer and space transportation 
services company headquartered in 
Hawthorne, California.
◦ It was founded in 2002 by Elon Musk with 
the goal of reducing space transportation 
costs to enable the colonization of Mars.
Source: Mirror Review
ALL ABOUT STARLINK
◦ Starlink is a satellite internet constellation 
being constructed by SpaceX providing 
satellite Internet access. 
Source: TechCrunch
WHAT STARLINK DO?
◦ The constellation will consist of thousands 
of mass-produced small satellites in low 
Earth orbit, working in combination with 
ground transceivers.
Source: CNet
NEW REVENUE STREAM
◦Musk said last year that Starlink was an 
important new revenue stream for his 
California-based Space Exploration 
Technologies, or SpaceX.
Source: News18.com
BROADBAND INTERNET
◦ SpaceX President Gwynne Shotwell in 
February floated the idea of spinning 
Starlink off for an IPO in the coming years.
◦ SpaceX is racing to build out its Starlink 
satellite constellation to offer broadband 
internet commercially by the end of 2020.
Source: Livemint
SMALL RETAIL INVESTORS 
◦Musk, in his tweet, also said he is a "huge 
fan" of small retail investors and will 
ensure they get top priority.
Source: Livemint
CONTROVERSY
◦ Starlink’s enormous constellation of 
satellites have proven controversial since 
the first set was launched last year. 
◦ Some complain they obstruct the night sky 
and the European Space Agency said it 
had to alter the trajectory of one of its 
observation satellites to avoid a collision 
with a Starlink satellite.
Source: VCCircle
WHAT TO WATCH FOR?
◦ The race for space has only just begun and 
Musk isn’t the only billionaire with his eyes 
set skyward. 
◦ Jeff Bezos will be overseeing Amazon’s 
own constellation of internet-providing 
satellites, Project Kuiper, which received 
FCC approval this summer. 
Source: Business Insider
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