Google and Fidelity Investments have invested $1 billion in SpaceX, Elon Musk's private spacecraft company.
The Wall Street Journal reports that the investment values SpaceX at more than $10 billion. Thanks to the investment, Google and Fidelity will collectively own 10 percent of SpaceX.
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