StarCloud CEO Says Starship Gives SpaceX Launch Monopoly For Near Decade The CEO of the startup building data centers for eventual low Earth orbit deployment told Molly O'Shea of the Sourcery podcast that he expects Elon Musk's SpaceX to hold a "near monopoly on launches" over the next five to ten years, driven by Starship's scale, launch cadence, and cost advantage. Starcloud CEO Philip Johnston told O'Shea: I'm very hopeful that other launch vehicles will be able to compete wi...