Explained: Musk likely to face tough questions during SpaceX's first earnings call as a public company

Investors in SpaceX get to question Musk on Tuesday after the company's first quarterly earnings since going public

lockup provision

A restriction preventing company insiders from selling shares for a period after an IPO

IPO

Initial public offering, when a company's shares first become available on public markets

Starship

SpaceX's giant rocket system that NASA hopes to use to return astronauts to the moon

Starlink

SpaceX's satellite communication business, described as a big cash generator with contracts worldwide

Grok

An AI tool from SpaceX's money-losing AI business