Space Money: Lunar Excitement And SpaceX’s “Crazy Pants” Valuation

About this episode

The episode discusses the Artemis II lunar mission and SpaceX's record IPO amidst economic concerns.

Space Money: Lunar Excitement And SpaceX’s “Crazy Pants” Valuation Artemis II is on its way to the Moon — the first crewed lunar mission in more than 50 years. Private credit is flashing warning signs, and SpaceX just filed for the largest IPO in history. The numbers, as one guest puts it, are "crazy pants." Laura Winter speaks with The DownLink regulars Chris Quilty, founder of Quilty Space; and George Pullen, Partner and Chief Economist at MilkyWayEconomy.

People in this episode

Host: Laura Winter

Guests: Chris Quilty, George Pullen

Topics covered

• lunar missions
• SpaceX
• IPO
• private credit
• Artemis II
• economics

Keywords

• Artemis II
• SpaceX
• IPO
• lunar mission
• private credit
• economics
• valuation

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Quilty Space, MilkyWayEconomy, SpaceX

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