Elon Musk will retain significant control over the soon-to-be public company. Johannes Neudecker/picture alliance via Getty Images SpaceX detailed all the ways in which Elon Musk will retain control of the public company. SpaceX's IPO filing says Musk will be its CEO, chief technology officer, and board chairman. SpaceX will operate as a controlled company, exempt from some public company governance rules. Scorned by his time helming Tesla, Elon Musk went a long way to ensure he's not at the m