SpaceX IPO filing expected to go public as Nasdaq listing date nears

Space Stocks Take-Off On Musk's SpaceX IPO Comments AST SpaceMobile, EchoStar, and Rocket Lab moved higher in premarket trading in New York after Elon Musk, speaking by video at the Samson International Smart Mobility Summit on Monday, said a SpaceX IPO is coming "pretty soon," adding to investor hype around the publicly traded space industry. "We've got to get the SpaceX IPO stuff going here pretty soon," Musk told the summit, which was taking place in Tel Aviv, via video call. Elon: "I would be there in person, but we gotta get this @SpaceX IPO going pretty soon." 👀🚀 https://t.co/6uwiDKS9of pic.twitter.com/yGVMTm7qmg — Sawyer Merritt (@SawyerMerritt) May 18, 2026 Shares of EchoStar were up about 3.5% in premarket trading. AST SpaceMobile and Rocket Lab also moved higher by about 2.5% after Musk's comments earlier today. On Friday, Reuters reported that SpaceX has selected Nasdaq for its long-awaited IPO and is targeting a June 11 pricing date, followed by a June 12 debut under the ticker "SPCX." The Polymarket bet on SpaceX's symbol "SPCX" has hit 93%. Will SpaceX's public ticker be another ticker? Yes 93% · No 7%View full market & trade on Polymarket.In April, SpaceX confidentially filed for an IPO with the SEC and is planning to disclose its prospectus as soon as next week, according to CNBC. SpaceX's IPO could raise upwards of $75 billion for the rocket company and dwarf Saudi Aramco's $29 billion debut in 2019. The money raised would be used to fund an "insane flight rate" for the Starship rocket and to push ahead with deploying orbital data centers in low Earth orbit. The company's valuation stands at around $1.75 trillion. Other IPOs to watch in the second half include chatbot startups, such as OpenAI and Anthropic. Tyler Durden Mon, 05/18/2026 - 08:55

Investors might soon get a closer look at the financial details behind Elon Musk’s SpaceX. The rocket and satellite company, whose forthcoming initial public offering (IPO) is among the most-anticipated stock listings in years, could make its paperwork with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) public as soon as this week, according to Bloomberg and other media outlets. Once its prospectus is public, anyone will be able to peruse closely guarded business metrics, such its historic revenue and profit, as well as SpaceX’s plans for future growth and its assessment of the broader marketplace in which it operates. The “risk factors” section of the document should be especially fascinating, as SpaceX has a stated goal of “establishing a self-sufficient city on Mars.” SpaceX filed preliminary confidential paperwork with the SEC in early April. According to a report from the Wall Street Journal, it is aiming for a listing date of June 12. Fast Company reached out to SpaceX for comment. Largest IPO in history According to reporting from the Financial Times, which cited people familiar with its confidential S-1 filing, SpaceX is seeking to raise roughly $75 billion for a valuation of $1.75 trillion. That would make it the biggest market debut of all time, beating out Saudi Aramco, which raised $29 billion for its IPO in 2019. SpaceX is also proposing to hand enormous voting power to Musk, CEO and board chair, who will own a “supermajority of class B stock,” the FT further reports, a structure that could essentially prevent the billionaire from ever being fired. Over the years, SpaceX has all but cornered the market for commercial rocket launches, while its Starlink internet business has more than 10,000 satellites in orbit. More recently, Musk merged SpaceX with xAI, his artificial intelligence company, which owns the X social media platform and the Grok chatbot. SpaceX is planing to list its shares on the Nasdaq, Reuters reported.