SpaceX, the rocket company owned by billionaire Elon Musk, is preparing for what financial experts are calling a monumental moment in economic history. Reports have confirmed that the company is making plans to list its shares on the stock market. This move, known as an Initial Public Offering (IPO), would allow members of the public to buy a piece of the company for the first time.The decision comes after the massive success of Starlink, the company's satellite internet business, which has caused the total ...

SpaceX is moving forward with an insider share sale that values Elon Musk’s rocket and satellite maker at about $800B, setting up what could be the largest initial public offering of all time, Bloomberg’s Loren Grush and Edward Ludlow report. In a company message seen by Bloomberg on Friday, SpaceX said it’s preparing for a possible public offering in 2026 that would be aimed at funding an “insane flight rate” for its developmental Starship rocket, artificial intelligence data centers in space and a base o ...

A lot of these companies are too big to be sold, said 1789’s Abrahimzadeh, whose firm is an investor in SpaceX. “So this is going to kick off a massive trend of IPO activity — yes, we’ve been saying that for years — but there are no more excuses in 2026.”“A lot of people over the last few years have felt the super high-value private companies don’t need to go public and maybe they’d never go public,” said Steve Studnicky, UBS Group AG’s co-head of Americas ECM. “Now, these companies are coming forward sayin ...

A newly upgraded version of SpaceX’s Starship rocket suffered an apparent failure during a ground test early Friday in South Texas, according to bystander footage of the event https://t.co/csAsG9mblg ...

Group 1 - Elon Musk hinted at the potential for SpaceX to go public, expressing a desire for Tesla shareholders to invest in SpaceX stock [1][2] - Musk mentioned a "2500-shareholder threshold" that SpaceX would need to meet to become publicly traded, acknowledging the downsides of being a public company [3] - SpaceX recently updated its lunar mission timeline, emphasizing the importance of the Starship rocket for NASA's Artemis mission, which is designed to carry over 100 people [4] Group 2 - The update on SpaceX's lunar timeline followed comments from US Transportation Secretary and Interim NASA Administrator Sean Duffy, who criticized SpaceX's progress and suggested opening bidding to competitors like Blue Origin [5] - Jared Isaacman, CEO of Shift4 Payments Inc. and a close ally of Musk, was nominated again for the NASA Administrator position after a previous nomination was rescinded [6]

The next generation Starship rocketHuge update from SpaceX. https://t.co/L6pjpLbQ0c ...

Elon Musk says about the Starship rocket:“It has three times the thrust and twice the weight of the next largest flying object ever made, and has the goal of being fully and rapidly reusable.This is one of the hardest engineering challenges that exist.” https://t.co/W6OUy65XLf ...

Core Insights - Elon Musk has expressed skepticism about Blue Origin's potential role in NASA's Artemis 3 mission, suggesting that SpaceX remains a dominant player in the space industry [1][2] - NASA has indicated possible delays with the Starship rocket, which could lead to Blue Origin's lander being utilized for the Artemis 3 mission scheduled for 2027 [2][3] - SpaceX aims to launch over 95% of the world's satellites into orbit using the Starship rocket, with projections to increase this to 98% by 2027 [3] Group 1: SpaceX Developments - SpaceX's Starship V3 and V4 rockets are set to be larger and have enhanced payload capacities, with the V4 capable of delivering over 200 tons [4] - Testing for the Starship V3 rocket is expected to begin by the end of the year [4] - SpaceX has successfully launched over 21 satellites for the U.S. Space Force's Warfighter Proliferated Architecture, enhancing military communications and missile tracking [5] Group 2: Starlink and Technology Advancements - SpaceX is exploring direct-to-cell internet technology through its Starlink service and is in discussions with chip manufacturers for dedicated technology [6] - The company has acquired EchoStar Corp's SATS AWS-4 and H-Block Spectrum licenses for $17 billion, indicating a significant investment in expanding its satellite internet capabilities [6] Group 3: Blue Origin Updates - Blue Origin has successfully completed its 35th New Shepard rocket launch, carrying over 40 research payloads after overcoming delays due to booster avionics issues [7]

Space Exploration & Competition - SpaceX's successful reusable Starship rocket test indicates that competitors and satellite operators are falling behind [1] Technological Advancement - The reusability of SpaceX's Starship rocket is a key factor in its competitive advantage [1]

Mission Progress - SpaceX achieved a smoother test launch of its Starship rocket [1] - The mission was more complete compared to earlier setbacks this year [1]