21 May 2026
SpaceX readies 12th test flight of massive Starship rocket as IPO looms
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket is displayed outside a Space Exploration Technologies Corp. facility in Hawthorne, California, on March 26, 2026.
Lora Kolodny
2026
21 May 2026
Analysis:SpaceX IPO bets $2 trillion on Musk's ambitious rockets-to-AI vision
May 21 : Investors buying into SpaceX's nearly $2 trillion IPO are making a high-stakes wager that CEO Elon Musk can turn a fast-growing satellite business into something far bigger, using an unproven rocket to unlock an ambitious push into AI.
News Desk
2026
21 May 2026
A trillion dollar question: Will SpaceX's Starship launch go well?
SpaceX's latest version of it's mega rocket Starship goes through testing as it is prepared for a test flight from Starbase, Texas, Wednesday, May 20, 2026.
Geoff Brumfiel
2026
21 May 2026
Here's how to watch SpaceX launch its Starship rocket for 12th time
If you're invested in tracking ventures like NASA's Artemis moon program – or even SpaceX's frequent Starlink satellite launches – you won't want to miss the next Starship launch. SpaceX's mammoth Starship rocket could be getting off the ground for the first time in 2026 in just a matter of hours. Seven months have elapsed since billionaire Elon Musk's commercial spaceflight company last launched…
Eric Lagatta, Florida Today
2026
21 May 2026
SpaceX to launch an even bigger Starship prototype
SpaceX is set to launch a new prototype of its Starship megarocket on a key test flight Thursday — one that could take astronauts back to the moon.
Denise Chow, NBCNews
2026
21 May 2026
Could Elon Musk become world’s first trillionaire? SpaceX IPO, Mars dream and the money math
SpaceX CEO Elon Musk The world could soon get its first trillionaire! Elon Musk, already the richest person on the planet, is now inching closer to the unprecedented milestone as SpaceX gears up to go public.
News Desk
2026
21 May 2026
Elon Musk's SpaceX files for what could be historic IPO
Elon Musk's SpaceX on Wednesday publicly filed for an initial public offering, opening the books on the company that has revolutionized rocket technology.
Roshni Majumdar
2026
21 May 2026
SpaceX Officially Files IPO and Plans to Be Traded as ‘SPCX’
SpaceX, which reportedly filed for an IPO confidentially last month, has now filed for its IPO officially and publicly.
@Gizmodo, Mike Pearl
2026
20 May 2026
Elon Musk's pay package reveals SpaceX actually is: a $1 trillion monster built to colonize Mars
Elon Musk’s new pay package at SpaceX , the largest in corporate history, comes with one little catch: He doesn’t get the money until one million people live on Mars.
Eva Roytburg
2026
