[adventured]

The dead part is the only exaggeration. That would be a last resort.

If you tried to pack up SpaceX (so to speak) and its technology and move it overseas, the FBI would arrest you and promptly stop you. If you put a fight, they would respond accordingly. That's assuming you were in a position to order that attempted move (you'd have to be Musk, Shotwell probably couldn't get very far given Musk's ownership position).

SpaceX is a very significant national security matter for the US Government and military industrial complex. Of course they would kill you if you legitimately threatened that critical cornerstone; first they'd try to reason with you, maybe subtly threaten you not to try it, then they'd attempt to arrest you (and then in private try to make their point more loudly); if there were no other options, they would kill you to stop the transfer.

This isn't Medtronic or Anheuser-Busch we're talking about. The machine that invades countries, topples governments, takes on other superpowers (Nazi Germany, Empire of Japan, Soviet Union, Russia, China), fights massive wars as it deems necessary (WW2, Korea, Vietnam), and kills people professionally - it needs SpaceX at this point in time (and the future edge that SpaceX launch capabilities may provide).

[ethbr1]

It's not just SpaceX's value to the United States, it's value against.

Rockets make things go up.

Accurate rockets can also make payloads land where they want...

... like on cities.

[criddell]

All of that depends on having a president and congress that would refuse to approve the transfer. Right now, it’s not going anywhere but who knows what the next administration or two might bring to the table.

It also helps when you own a major social media platform when you are trying to get something done.

[nickik]

I'm sorry but is just nonsense? Go where? To Russia or China, that would never be allowed. To Europe?

And even if it was allowed, the infrastructure and people are here, this would be a decade long transition.

This is just so utterly and completely unlikely that the chance for it happening is so close to 0% that its practically irrelevant.

I think only because its Musk would people come up with scenarios like this.

[trilbyglens]

The only region that could reasonably host SpaceX would be the middle east. You'd get the Saudis or the Qataris using their money cannon to get what they want, and setting up launch operations in the desert, staffed by untaxed and overpaid expats from all over the globe.