Khaberni - "SpaceX," a leader in the space sector and owned by the wealthy Elon Musk, is preparing to issue shares based on a total valuation of its assets worth $800 billion, according to several media outlets, making it the highest valuation in the world for a company not listed on the stock exchange.
This valuation is twice what it was in the last share sale just five months ago.
The success of this operation will increase the wealth of the company's owner, Elon Musk, who became, at the beginning of last October, the first man in the world whose fortune reached $500 billion, according to Forbes.
Media reports say he still owns about 42% of the company's capital.
The officials at "SpaceX" did not wish to make any comment to Agence France-Presse.
Elon Musk founded "SpaceX" in 2002, and it established itself as a key player in the space sector, particularly with its "Falcon 9" rockets which have launched several missions to space so far, whether to place satellites in Earth orbit or to transport equipment to astronauts residing in the International Space Station.
"SpaceX" plans to send its vehicles to the Moon and Mars in the next two years.
