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And if Starlink’s growth is stunted according to Musk, it could lead to bankruptcy in the near future. Some experts have put Starlink at a figure of $50 billion a year in earnings for SpaceX, so this isn’t a small issue by any means.

It’s considered to be one of the key ways that Elon Musk plans to fund his vision for Mars. 

Starlink initiative in jeopardy 

In the email, Elon Musk outlined that Raptor engines are needed for getting into deep space. The more immediate issue that he stressed was that they need Starships to be launched to place Starlink satellites into orbit. 

The Starlink Initiative is Musk’s vision of a low orbit Earth satellite constellation internet system. It is expanding to provide super-fast, low-latency internet service to consumers around the world including underserved areas at an affordable price.

Jeff Bezos through Amazon jumped on Musk's idea of developing its own Low Earth Orbit satellite constellation called Project Kuiper. Or as Musk says Bezos is "copying" him.

The FCC-approved plan calls for Amazon to operate a network of 3,236 satellites. So far plans are to launch the first satellite in the 4th quarter of 2022 on an RS1 rocket by  ABL Space Systems.

Texas-based SpaceX financial success is currently linked to the Starlink Initiative. It’s the way Musk plans to fund his dream of colonizing Mars. 

SpaceX has big ambitions. And quite a few obstacles. But the Bezos Project Kuiper seems to be years away from developing, as a competitor. SpaceX has proven itself to be the most successful space agency in the world. They are ahead of everyone including many countries.  And maybe Musk always motivates his employees with dramatic emails.

Elon Musk is still the richest man in the world. In the unlikely event that SpaceX does go under, it seems like the company will rise up like a phoenix and pioneer another innovative technology. And perhaps along the way the billionaire CEO will see his dream of getting humanity to Mars. If past performance is any indication a Mars colony seems more likely than a bankruptcy.