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SpaceX is selling investment-grade bonds with maturities between five and 30 years, arranged by banks including Goldman Sachs, Bank of America, Citigroup, JPMorgan Chase, and Morgan Stanley. The $20 billion（約3.2兆円） bond sale will refinance a bridge loan of about the same size, which makes up the bulk of SpaceX's $29.1 billion（約4.7兆円） of long-term debt.
Why it matters
SpaceX has not been profitable and is expected to burn cash through 2029, according to S&P Global Ratings. Bond investors are lending to a company betting on future profitability rather than current earnings, which is highly unusual in the investment-grade bond market where lenders typically work with established, profitable companies. The company is framing the opportunity around its stated missions — building systems for multiplanetary life, understanding the universe, and extending consciousness to the stars.
What to watch
Bond markets have been open for companies investing in artificial intelligence; Alphabet, Amazon and others have raised more than $300 billion（約48兆円） of debt tied to AI since November, with U.S. high-grade corporate bond sales at around $1.1 trillion（約180兆円）, up 30% from the same time a year earlier. Investor appetite for these deals will determine whether SpaceX's entry succeeds and what terms it secures.
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