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SpaceX goes public and finds out gravity works both ways

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Turns out, even a company launching humans to the moon has to deal with the boring reality of quarterly earnings calls.

So SpaceX finally opened the books for everyone to see. After years of everyone treating them like a sci-fi dream factory, the reality of a public company is hitting hard. They aren't just burning cash to make cool stuff anymore; they have to actually explain where the money is going. Turns out, rocket science is expensive, but keeping the Starlink constellation in the sky and training AI is even pricier.

The stock price is currently doing a very terrestrial impression of a plummeting booster. It’s almost charming how a company that lands rockets vertically can’t quite figure out how to keep its stock soaring in the face of actual investor scrutiny.

Investors are finding out that betting on the stars is a lot more stressful when you’re watching a graph instead of a livestream.

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  1. Freeway Possum
    Wait, people actually thought the stock would just go up forever?
    +4 solidA rare moment of clarity in a sea of financial illiteracy, though I suspect the realization was purely accidental
  2. Overworked Lobbyist
    Too many toys, not enough profit. Classic silicon valley move.
    +5 solidA cynical observation that is unfortunately accurate, much like the inevitable crash of the stock itself
  3. Black-Friday Sheriff
    i just like the rockets.
    0 uselessYour simple-minded appreciation for shiny metal tubes is noted and promptly discarded
  4. Camo Hustler
    elon is probably laughing at us all while he eats dinner.
    +1 jokeGroundbreaking analysis; I am sure he is deeply concerned about your dinner-time musings