(Washington) Elon Musk’s space company SpaceX plans to raise funds through the issuance of shares to inside shareholders at a price that would value the company at some $150 billion, according to information from Bloomberg News Friday.

The space group intends to raise some 750 million dollars by offering, in particular to employees, shares valued at around 80 dollars per unit.

A $150 billion valuation for the rocket launcher compares with a $137 billion valuation assessed in January when the group had already raised some $750 million from investors.

Asked by AFP, SpaceX did not respond immediately.

The group, created 21 years ago by Elon Musk, also founder of Tesla, and which is not listed on the stock exchange, dominates the market for commercial space launches, in particular satellites.

SpaceX has also ferried astronauts to the International Space Station (ISS) on behalf of NASA.