While Jeff Bezos has spent $14 billion to achieve his first space launch, his billionaire rival has built a thriving business, mostly with other people’s money.

It took a while, but investors and space enthusiasts are finally getting the drama they have been looking for: David versus Goliath, but in space. SpaceX, owned by Tesla CEO Elon Musk, is set to test its huge Starship launch vehicle on Thursday afternoon.

Tesla shareholders are unfazed by Elon Musk’s new role at the Department of Government Efficiency (D.O.G.E). With the CEO already enlisted to co-run the agency alongside Vivek Ramaswamy, the new role adds to the billionaire’s roles with Tesla and the microblogging platform,