Musk Brought Price of Space Launches Down Says Former NASA Astronaut

Bloomberg Markets Friday 12 June 2026, 18:29 UTC 1 min read

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Jun 12th, 2026 Musk Brought Price of Space Launches Down Says Former NASA Astronaut Former NASA Astronaut and International Space Station Commander Leroy Chiao said that Elon Musk has proven experts wrong about new technology and brought down the cost of going to space using SpaceX innovation like recovering booster rockets. With SpaceX trading for the first time, Chiao said that he wouldn't count Elon out to follow through on lofty promises to investors.

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