SpaceX enters stock market with record IPO, plans AI in space (euobserver.com)

• SpaceX IPO on 12 June 2026 set record valuation.
• Company plans to relocate AI operations to space.
• Musk's space ambitions trace back to 2001.
• Private space capabilities now rival state actors.

"SpaceX's initial public offering on 12 June 2026 was the largest in history, with the company valued at record levels. The company plans to move artificial intelligence into space to leverage abundant solar energy. The article traces Musk's journey from buying Russian rocket engines to becoming a dominant private space actor, and raises concerns about the concentration of capabilities comparable to state actors in the hands of a few billionaires."