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Antonio Gracias, Elon Musk’s Friend, Is Set to Reap Billions From SpaceX’s IPO

Antonio Gracias, an investor who has built a $65 billion stake in the company, exemplifies the economic upside of being Mr. Musk’s ally.

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Antonio Gracias, left, and Elon Musk at a political event in Green Bay, Wis., last spring. Mr. Gracias and his private equity firm control a $65 billion stake in SpaceX.
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SpaceX’s IPO Could Turn 4,400 Employees Into Millionaires

While Elon Musk may soon become a trillionaire, his rocket company’s market debut is set to the change the lives of its current and former employees, too.

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Meet the NASA Astronauts in the Artemis III 4-Person Crew

NASA’s next mission in its effort to return humans to the moon will be led by an all-male crew. Three of them have extensive experience in space, while the other was a backup on Artemis II.

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The crew of Artemis III, from left: Commander Randy Bresnik; pilot Luca Parmitano of the European Space Agency; mission specialist Frank Rubio; and mission specialist Andre Douglas.
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Can NASA Really Land Astronauts on the Moon by 2028?

Experts have been hopeful, but say the agency’s lunar aspirations are largely at the whims of two billionaires, Elon Musk and Jeff Bezos.

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An artist’s concept released by Blue Origin of its large, crew-carrying Mark 2 moon lander. Neither Blue Origin nor SpaceX, contracted by NASA, have completed development of a lunar lander.
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How Elon Musk’s Friendship With the F.C.C. Smooths the Way for SpaceX’s I.P.O.

Brendan Carr, the chairman of the Federal Communications Commission, has greenlighted regulatory requests for the company’s Starlink satellite internet service and lavished praise on its chief executive.

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Brendan Carr, chairman of the Federal Communications Commission.
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