The launch came the same week as SpaceX's highly anticipated IPO (Initial Public Offering) on the NASDAQ stock market. This could have been the last SpaceX launch before it goes public, but another Starlink launch is currently targeted for Friday morning in Florida, before the market opens.

Other large asset managers have made similarly eye-popping requests, along with fervent interest from individual investors.

After months of anticipation, trading of the tech company will begin on June 12.

At this point, nearly every investor, even those only glancingly familiar with the SpaceX ( SPCX +0.00%) IPO, knows the big headlines about the company. It has a nearly $1.8 trillion valuation from the get-go, an IPO price of $135 per share, it has instant status as the most heavily capitalized private space company, and so on.

Ark Investment Management’s Brett Winton said SpaceX could generate $300 billion in annual revenue by deploying tens of gigawatts of orbital data center capacity by the late 2020s at the current rental rates.

Pacific Northwest ventures look forward to taking advantage of what SpaceX and Starship will have to offer in the post-IPO space age.

Martin Capital founder and CEO Rod Martin explains his unique perspective on the SpaceX IPO, asserting 'The SpaceX IPO isn't overpriced. The future is underpriced' on June 11, 2026. Martin envisions intercontinental travel,

When SpaceX makes its debut on the U.S. stock market, it wants smaller-pocketed, mom-and-pop investors to play a big role in what may be the biggest IPO ever