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(NASDAQ:TSLA) CEO Elon Musk predicted that the commercial space flight giant could exceed orbital payload timelines and expectations.
One Million Tons In Five Years On Tuesday, influencer Sawyer Merritt took to the social media platform X to outline details from a new SpaceX valuation model shared by Research firm Mach33, which says that SpaceX could put over 40,000 tons of Starlink payload into orbit in the next two years, coinciding with the first datacenter satellites.
Read Also: Elizabeth Warren Says AI Could Generate 'Trillions In Wealth'—And Wants Elon Musk, Other Billionaires Taxed Mach33 has published its new @SpaceX valuation model.Mach33 believes the current ~$1.77T equity valuation does not fully reflect the long-term upside from Starship, orbital compute infrastructure, and future SpaceX growth initiatives."The globe below shows their base case for… https://t.co/fUiz1pQnvH pic.twitter.com/WtNh5THs1w— Sawyer Merritt (@SawyerMerritt) June 9, 2026 Responding to Merritt, Musk shared bullish sentiments about SpaceX's orbital payload capacity.
"1M tons to orbit should be possible in roughy 5 years," the billionaire said. 1M tons to orbit should be possible in roughy 5 years— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) June 10, 2026 Gene Munster On SpaceX Investor Gene Munster of Deepwater Asset Management touted SpaceX's upcoming IPO as an exciting event for the tech industry.
