SpaceX CEO Elon Musk has shared that NASA would account for only 5% of the commercial space flight company’s 2026 revenue, touting the Starlink satellite internet service as a major income stream instead.
5% Revenue In 2026
Responding to a post on the social media platform X on Sunday, which disagreed with the opinion that Musk would need to rely on military financing to keep his enterprises going.
Musk, in his response, shared that he loved NASA but acknowledged that it wasn’t going to be a major source of SpaceX’s income. “They will only be ~5% of SpaceX revenue this year,” Musk said. He then added that the Starlink commercial system would instead make up for the “vast majority of SpaceX revenue.”
SpaceX’s Revenue, IPO
SpaceX reportedly generated a revenue of close to $16 billion in 2025, with the company also generating an $8 billion profit, most of which comes from its Starlink business, which accounted for 50% to 80% of the revenue.
Musk had, in the past, suggested that NASA would make up close to 7% of the company’s total revenue. The billionaire shared that SpaceX won the contracts through competitive bids for various contracts, including astronaut and cargo transport to the Space Station and more.
SpaceX’s Lunar Pivot
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