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SpaceX Grants Musk $1 B Shares for $7.5 T Valuation, Mars Colony

6/23/2026

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SpaceX board will grant Elon Musk, SpaceX CEO, 1 billion shares if he meets 15 market-cap targets worth $7.5 trillion and creates a 1 million-person Mars colony.
Musk holds about 5 billion shares valued at $825 billion, with the new grant worth $165 billion at Monday’s price if the colony is built.
Kalshi traders give SpaceX under a 20 % chance of Mars flights by 2030, as the company plans launches by 2028 and continues Starship testing.

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SpaceX board will grant Elon Musk, SpaceX CEO, 1 billion shares if he meets 15 market-cap targets worth $7.5 trillion and creates a 1 million-person Mars colony.
Musk holds about 5 billion shares valued at $825 billion, with the new grant worth $165 billion at Monday’s price if the colony is built.
Kalshi traders give SpaceX under a 20 % chance of Mars flights by 2030, as the company plans launches by 2028 and continues Starship testing.