# BONUS: Inside the SpaceX monopoly

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Podcast: [The Business](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-business-969727)
Published: 2026-05-27T00:01:00+00:00
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## Resource

SpaceX - which last week confirmed its plans to go public - dominates orbital launches. So what does its monopoly mean for other players in the space tech world? In this bonus episode, part of our recent conversation with Mark Bogett, chief executive of Seraphim Space, we discuss the commercial impacts of SpaceX's market control. Presenter: Dominic O’Connell, columnist at The Times and business correspondent at Times Radio Guest:  Mark Boggett, CEO at Seraphim Space  Producer: Hope Federico Executive Producer: Miriam Hall Photo credit: Getty Get in touch: thebusiness@thetimes.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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