WWED quote from Tesla Q4 2018 earnings call
SpaceX actually has two absolutely insane projects that would normally bankrupt a company, is Starship and Starlink. SpaceX has to be incredibly spartan with expenditures until those programs reach fruition.
Tesla Q4 2018 earnings call
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