The Zhitong Finance app learned that people familiar with the matter said,Tesla (TSLA.US)SpaceX, owned by founder Musk, is seeking to raise new capital with a valuation of around $44 billion.

The company is in talks with investors to raise about 1 billion US dollars at a price of 270 US dollars per share. People familiar with the matter say that this round of financing is unlikely to be completed within the next few months, and the terms may change.

SpaceX's Crew Dragon capsule sent NASA astronauts Bob Behnken (Bob Behnken) and Doug Hurley (Doug Hurley) to the International Space Station in May. This is the first time since 2011 that the US has used domestic rockets and spacecraft to transport astronauts from home to the space station.

Musk founded SpaceX in 2002, and so far SpaceX has raised a total of about 3.5 billion US dollars. According to estimates, between 2019 and 2032, SpaceX will consume about 50 billion US dollars of free cash flow before its satellite internet business “Starlink” (Starlink) first generates free cash flow.

SpaceX is currently the most valuable private company in the world. Its investors include Founders Fund, a fund owned by Peter Thiel (Peter Thiel),Google (GOOG.US), Fidelity, Baillie Gifford, Valor Equity Partners, etc.