--- title: Internal pre-Starlink SpaceX financials show big... description: Confidential financial statements from SpaceX reveal the company's dependence on its Starlink business unit and the upcoming Starship rocket to become cash... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/internal-pre-starlink-spacex-financials-show-big-spending-on-moonshot-bets-xcsbmpb9x twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: Internal pre-Starlink SpaceX financials show big spending on moonshot bets | daily.dev og:description: Confidential financial statements from SpaceX reveal the company's dependence on its Starlink business unit and the upcoming Starship rocket to become cash... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/internal-pre-starlink-spacex-financials-show-big-spending-on-moonshot-bets-xcsbmpb9x og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/XcSBmPb9x.png og:image:alt: Internal pre-Starlink SpaceX financials show big spending on moonshot bets og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Internal pre-Starlink SpaceX financials show big spending on moonshot bets **[TechCrunch](https://daily.dev/sources/tc)** · 3 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary Confidential financial statements from SpaceX reveal the company's dependence on its Starlink business unit and the upcoming Starship rocket to become cash flow positive. SpaceX experienced revenue growth from 2018 to 2019 but operated at a net loss. The company's financials also show significant spending on research and development, with a large portion focused on the Starlink and Starship programs. U.S. government contracts accounted for a significant portion of SpaceX's revenue during this period. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. 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