The company SpaceX, owned by Elon Musk, is in the final stage of preparations for the initial public offering of shares (IPO), which could happen at the end of June. According to available information, SpaceX aims to raise up to 50 billion dollars, with an estimated valuation of about 1.5 billion dollars, which would break the previous global record for the size of the IPO.
If this scenario plays out, Musk’s more than 43% stake in SpaceX would be worth over $600 billion, making him the first individual with a trillion-dollar fortune, and without relying on Tesla’s controversial compensation package. The latest internal transactions have already raised the valuation of SpaceX to around $800 billion, making the company once again the most valuable private company in the world.
SpaceX, Starlink i put ka Marsu
Today’s SpaceX consists of two key pillars: launch services and Starlink satellite internet. Thanks to the reusable Falcon 9 rockets, SpaceX today performs more than half of all orbital launches in the world, at significantly lower costs than traditional space programs. Starlink has meanwhile grown into the largest global satellite internet provider and has become the company’s main source of revenue and profit.
The funds collected through the IPO will be directed primarily to the development of the Starship system, a super-heavy rocket that can be used multiple times and is the basis of Musk’s vision of colonizing Mars. The goal of Starship is to dramatically reduce the cost per kilogram of cargo into orbit, which would enable frequent missions, orbital refueling and, in the long term, sending people and equipment to the Red Planet.
Analysts point out that SpaceX’s IPO is not just another big IPO, but the potential start of a new phase: the commercialization of space as an industry with real revenues and profits.
Although technical, regulatory and market risks remain, a successful SpaceX IPO could set an entirely new standard for the entire commercial space industry.