Nasa grants, tax credits and federal support: How US government helped Elon Musk become the world’s first trillionaire

Nasa grants, tax credits and federal support: How US government helped Elon Musk become the world’s first…

SpaceX received $500M+ NASA grants and $1.6B contract in 2008; Tesla $465M DoE loan and $12B+ regulatory credits—government support essential to survival. Government de-risking shapes deep-tech scaling; today's $1.5T Tesla valuation rests on historical subsidies, signaling regulatory capital as core competitive infrastructure.