A Blue Origin rocket is set to launch an unconventional passenger on a mission made possible by an ex-employee of the company’s biggest rival.

Sen. Elizabeth Warren sends a letter to the Justice Department and the FCC, raising antitrust concerns about SpaceX buying spectrum from EchoStar to improve cellular Starlink.

Morgan Stanley is emerging as a leading contender for a key role in SpaceX's blockbuster initial public offering, as the bank's close ties to CEO Elon Musk give it an edge in his decision, according to three people familiar with the matter.

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.

SpaceX's public offering strategy will raise more than $30 billion—three times more than the company has raised in its entire 23-year existence since 2002.

SpaceX leads the race to build AI data centers in outer space, promising solar power and scalable computing beyond Earth.

Then came 27 more Starlink satellites ( Group 15-13 ), riding atop a Falcon 9 rocket launched from Space Launch Complex 4 East (SLC-4E) from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California. Lifting off at 10:27 a.m. EST (1527 GMT or 7:27 a.m. PST local time), the mission was on track to deploy its payload about an hour after leaving the ground.

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.

Live updates from the Starlink 6-99 mission, which launched 8:42 a.m. Dec. 17 from Pad 39A at NASA's Kennedy Space Center.

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.

A sale of insider shares at $421 a share would make Mr. Musk’s rocket company the most valuable private company in the world, as it readies for a possible initial public offering next year.

Rather than pursue a conventional initial public offering, SpaceX could go public through a merger with wireless phone, TV, and satellite company EchoStar.It’s an admittedly an unconventional and seemingly far-fetched idea,