Elon Musk is reportedly looking to finally take SpaceX public after years of resistance, according to sources who spoke to data-i13n=”elm:affiliate_link;sellerN:The Wall Street Journal;elmt:;cpos:1;pos:1″ href=”https://shopping.yahoo.com/rdlw?merchantId=2f007401-3eaa-4237-b69b-54ccbe125502&siteId=us-engadget&pageId=1p-autolink&contentUuid=a3ae18b2-a078-40b2-9224-edbcf2ac2b1e&featureId=text-link&merchantName=The+Wall+Street+Journal&linkText=The+Wall+Street+Journal&custData=eyJzb3VyY2VOYW1lIjoiV2ViLURlc2t0b3AtVmVyaXpvbiIsImxhbmRpbmdVcmwiOiJodHRwczovL3d3dy53c2ouY29tL3RlY2gvd2h5LWVsb24tbXVzay1pcy1yYWNpbmctdG8tdGFrZS1zcGFjZXgtcHVibGljLTM4ZjNkZTliP3N0PTE4UHFtQSZyZWZsaW5rPWRlc2t0b3B3ZWJzaGFyZV9wZXJtYWxpbmsjXz1fIiwiY29udGVudFV1aWQiOiJhM2FlMThiMi1hMDc4LTQwYjItOTIyNC1lZGJjZjJhYzJiMWUiLCJvcmlnaW5hbFVybCI6Imh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lndzai5jb20vdGVjaC93aHktZWxvbi1tdXNrLWlzLXJhY2luZy10by10YWtlLXNwYWNleC1wdWJsaWMtMzhmM2RlOWI_c3Q9MThQcW1BJnJlZmxpbms9ZGVza3RvcHdlYnNoYXJlX3Blcm1hbGluayNfPV8ifQ&signature=AQAAAcogfccJmXPhYhG13iRjvGSEEAZ7Z2qmRbse9PSo_uad&gcReferrer=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.wsj.com%2Ftech%2Fwhy-elon-musk-is-racing-to-take-spacex-public-38f3de9b%3Fst%3D18PqmA%26reflink%3Ddesktopwebshare_permalink%23_%3D_&spaceId=1197802876″ class=”link rapid-with-clickid etailiffa-link” rel=”nofollow noopener” target=”_blank” data-ylk=”slk:The Wall Street Journal;elm:affiliate_link;sellerN:The Wall Street Journal;elmt:;cpos:1;pos:1;itc:0;sec:content-canvas” data-yga=”{"yLinkText":"The Wall Street Journal","yLinkElement":"affiliate_link","ySellerName":"The Wall Street Journal","yLinkPosition":"1","yPosition":"1","yModuleName":"content-canvas"}”>. The company has long said it wouldn’t choose an IPO until it had established a presence on Mars. That isn’t data-i13n=”cpos:2;pos:1″ href=”https://wlockett.medium.com/spacex-scrubs-2026-starship-mars-mission-20bbd0c17b6b” rel=”nofollow noopener” target=”_blank” data-ylk=”slk:happening anytime soon;cpos:2;pos:1;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas” class=”link ” data-yga=”{"yLinkText":"happening anytime soon","yLinkPosition":"2","yPosition":"1","yLinkElement":"context_link","yModuleName":"content-canvas"}”>.
So why now? Company insiders have suggested it’s because Musk wants to build AI data centers in space. Google recently announced it was looking into data-i13n=”cpos:3;pos:1″ href=”https://research.google/blog/exploring-a-space-based-scalable-ai-infrastructure-system-design/” rel=”nofollow noopener” target=”_blank” data-ylk=”slk:putting a data center in space;cpos:3;pos:1;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas” class=”link ” data-yga=”{"yLinkText":"putting a data center in space","yLinkPosition":"3","yPosition":"1","yLinkElement":"context_link","yModuleName":"content-canvas"}”>, with test launches scheduled for 2027. Musk reportedly wants to beat his rival to the punch, but SpaceX would need the…
