SpaceX investors, ahead of results, press Musk on Tesla merger
TSLA•The second-most-upvoted question submitted ahead of SpaceX’s third-quarter earnings webcast asked when the company would merge with Tesla, receiving 26 upvotes. A question about Starship lunar lander hardware progress led with 38 upvotes.
1. Merger question ranks second
Investors submitted “When will SpaceX merge with Tesla?” as the second-most-upvoted question ahead of SpaceX’s third-quarter earnings webcast, with 26 upvotes. The same question received 128 upvotes on Tesla’s investor relations site. Barclays suggested last week a deal could be announced before Tesla’s annual meeting, with SpaceX the likelier acquirer; neither company nor Musk has officially committed to favoring a deal.
2. Questions focus on Starship and AI
The top-voted question, with 38 upvotes, asked about progress on Starship’s lunar lander hardware. The article says key technologies, including in-orbit refueling, have yet to be fully demonstrated. Other investor questions sought details on AI revenue and spending, including commitments tied to Google and the availability of contracted Google capacity at SpaceX’s Colossus 2 data center.
3. Webcast questions uncertain
Executives may not address the submitted questions during the webcast, scheduled to start at 4:30 p.m. EDT. The article says Starlink is helping fund spending on chips, terrestrial data centers and Grok, while losses at SpaceX’s AI businesses have ballooned.
