The Bad PlaceUS Top News and Analysis | SpaceX-Tesla merger chatter reignites as Musk pushes rocket company towards Nasdaq
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El Elon Musk is gearing up to take SpaceX public on the Nasdaq just weeks after its $1.25 trillion private‑market valuation, sparking speculation that his ultimate aim may be to merge the rocket company with Tesla, whose market value sits near $1.6 trillion. The two firms already share engineers, supply chains and AI‑intensive projects—SpaceX spent more than 75 % of its $10.1 billion Q1 capex on AI, while Tesla’s capex is set to exceed $25 billion this year—so a combined entity would pool massive talent and compute resources. Insiders say the idea is openly discussed within Tesla, and past transactions (battery packs, Cybertrucks, solar gear, and joint hardware development) underscore deep integration. Although a merger of this size would be complex and raise shareholder and governance questions, Musk’s dominant voting control at SpaceX and his compensation tied to ambitious milestones (a $7.5 trillion market cap and a million‑person Mars colony) suggest he could benefit greatly, while the consolidated company would be better positioned to compete with AI giants such as Google.