Musk faces significant obstacles to a jackpot compensation package
Key takeaways
- First, Musk will be awarded with, 200 million super-voting restrictive shares of SpaceX.
- In other words, SpaceX proposes to make Musk more fabulously wealthy than he already is.
- A man of his age might expect to live another 25 to 30 years, barring illness or misadventure.
Why this matters: political developments that affect policy direction and public trust.
Whittington, opinion contributor - 05/10/26 10:00 AM ET Comments: Link copied by Mark R. Whittington, opinion contributor - 05/10/26 10:00 AM ET Comments: Link copied Elon Musk is photographed at Space X on May 27, 2025, in Brownsville, Texas. (Photo by Marvin Joseph/The Washington Post via Getty Images) According to a Federal Communications Commission filing in advance of the Space X public offering, the company has set performance targets that CEO Elon Musk must meet before he receives certain compensations. The list is, mildly speaking, breathtaking.
First, Musk will be awarded with, 200 million super-voting restrictive shares of SpaceX. In return, he must increase the company s valuation to $7.5 trillion and establish a million-person settlement on Mars.
Second, Musk will be awarded with a separate allocation of 60.4 billion shares if he brings SpaceX up to a separate valuation and builds his orbiting AI data center constellation capable of delivering 100 terawatts of computer power.