A bid by individual investors to grab a sliver of SpaceX before it goes public has propelled a niche ETF into the spotlight, highlighting retail euphoria over Elon Musk’s business empire and the scramble for private-company exposure.

Elon Musk's SpaceX is eyeing an initial public offering that could be the largest ever, at least partially driven by a plan to launch AI data centers into orbit.

Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy, who has been serving as the interim NASA administrator, congratulated Isaacman, Reuters reported he wrote on X, wishing the new administrator, "success as he begins his tenure and leads NASA as we go back to the Moon in 2028 and beat China."

In mid-December 2025, an insider tender offer priced shares at $421, which effectively doubled the company’s valuation in just five months, reigniting speculation about..

SpaceX has authorized an insider share sale that values Elon Musk's rocket and satellite maker at about $800 billion, according to a company message seen by Bloomberg on Dec. 12.

NASA plans to test SpaceX’s Starshield satellite network, designed primarily for national security users, to support operations of the Deep Space Network.

In its aggregated wisdom, however, it is also far more discerning. This discernment is what SpaceX, Open AI and Anthropic would be trading off for cash. In none of their cases is the trade-off comfortable.

SpaceX has told its employees the company is entering a regulatory quiet period, people familiar with the matter said, taking the rocket and satellite maker a step closer to an initial public offering slated for 2026.