Svmuu News: Less than a week after completing its record-breaking IPO, SpaceX announced the appointment of Roelof Botha—a longtime ally of Musk and an investor at Sequoia Capital—to its board of directors as an independent director and member of the audit committee. The appointment took effect immediately. It is reported that Roelof Botha has become SpaceX’s eighth director; however, he is not serving on the board on behalf of Sequoia Capital. Musk currently remains the company’s chairman, CEO, and chief technology officer. (CNBC)