Elon Musk says SpaceX could one day be worth vastly more than Earth's economy. Here's what that would take.
THE SO WHAT
Treat the $12 quadrillion SpaceX talk as a directional claim: some capital is now underwriting space as a primary economic frontier, not an adjunct to Earth. If you're building infra, comms, or resource businesses, you should at least have a view on whether orbital and lunar supply chains intersect your 10–20 year roadmap.
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