Behind Elon Musk’s plans for a mega-merger of SpaceX and Tesla

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By Laurence Darmiento and Caroline Petrow-Cohen, Los Angeles Times One company makes electric cars that are inherently terrestrial, ferrying millions of drivers on roads around the world. The other shoots rockets into space and has aspirations to make it to Mars. At first glance, they would seem like an odd pairing. Yet, this week Elon Musk said that aerospace firm SpaceX and EV carmaker Tesla— two trailblazing companies he built and serves over as chief executive — were considering a tie-up, confirming speculation that what would be the biggest corporate merger ever is a real possibility. And like much else…

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