SpaceX Is Learning a Nasty Lesson About Going Public When Your Main Product Is Experimental

SpaceX Is Learning a Nasty Lesson About Going Public When Your Main Product Is Experimental

On Thursday, Elon Musk’s SpaceX was forced to call off the latest launch attempt of its enormous Starship spacecraft. According to the almost-trillionaire, several engines failed to start, unintentionally serving as the perfect metaphor for the company’s persistent Wall Street woes. While a scrub of a rocket launch isn’t exactly anything out of the ordinary, it was the first attempt following the company’s blockbuster IPO last month. At first, S…