Trillionaires in Space, or, To the Moon, Elon!

About this episode

The episode discusses Elon Musk's potential rise to becoming the world's first trillionaire and explores public opinion on wealth and space exploration.

SpaceX is heading toward the largest IPO in history, a move that should make Elon Musk the world’s first trillionaire. We break down what Americans think about Musk, the megarich, and whether too much wealth is becoming too much power. Then, we turn to the future of America’s space program after Blue Origin’s rocket explosion. Americans are proud of NASA and support space exploration, but many are still unsure whether private companies can deliver on the promises being made about the moon and Mars. And, finally, our fun fact sticks with the space theme -- in this case, space travel for the rest of us.

Topics covered

• wealth inequality
• space exploration
• Elon Musk
• private companies
• NASA
• public opinion

Keywords

• Elon Musk
• SpaceX
• trillionaires
• NASA
• Blue Origin
• space exploration
• wealth
• public opinion

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: SpaceX, NASA, Blue Origin

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