How Tesla worked with and got paid by SpaceX and The Boring Company last year

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Transactions between Elon Musk's companies have been relatively small so far, but SpaceX appears to be buying increasingly more parts and services from Tesla.

Tesla recently revealed in an SEC filing how Elon Musk’s electric car company works with his other businesses, including SpaceX, the reusable rocket maker, and his tunneling venture The Boring Company.

SpaceX also bought around $2 million worth of vehicle components from Tesla in the first quarter of 2021 alone.NASA astronauts Doug Hurley and Bob Behnken stand in front of the Tesla Model X that will carry them to the launchpad for the SpaceX Demo-2 launch.revealed in a recent filing some of the ways that the company works with CEO Elon Musk's other businesses, including SpaceX and The Boring Company.

SpaceX has also made it a tradition to drive astronauts to the launchpad in the company's version of an "astrovan," a NASA logo-emblazoned Tesla Model X, for crewed launches and other occasions. And Tesla shares some employees with SpaceX, including Charles Kuehmann, who serves as vice president of materials engineering for both companies.

The company's Crew Dragon capsule "Resilience" returned to Earth on Sunday, splashing down in the Gulf of Mexico after a record-setting SpaceX-NASA mission to the International Space Station.

 

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