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SpaceX adds longtime Elon Musk ally Roelof Botha to board
Roelof Botha, who worked with Elon Musk at PayPal in the dot-com era before becoming a prominent venture capitalist, is joining the SpaceX board.
What happened
According to CNBC’s source item, SpaceX adds longtime Elon Musk ally Roelof Botha to board, Roelof Botha, who worked with Elon Musk at PayPal in the dot-com era before becoming a prominent venture capitalist, is joining the SpaceX board.
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- SpaceX adds longtime Elon Musk ally Roelof Botha to boardCNBC - 2026-06-17T22:20:44+00:00
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