SpaceX is planning to raise tens of billions of dollars through an initial public offering next year, multiple outlets have reported, and Ars can confirm. This represents a major change in thinking from the world’s leading space company and its founder, Elon Musk.

Recent news and comments from Musk point to a SpaceX IPO in 2026. This leaves many asking -- what does this mean for the company's Mars goal?

Elon Musk's lifelong ambition to send humans to Mars may be challenged by a potential SpaceX IPO in 2026, with analysts suggesting a $1 trillion valua

Elon Musk's plans to take SpaceX public spark debate over investment risks as the company juggles its costly Mars mission and growth of the lucrative Starlink satellite business.

A consortium of American scientists and engineers filed a report that stridently makes the case for putting boots down on Mars.

NASA has lost contact with one its three spacecraft orbiting Mars, the agency announced Tuesday. Meanwhile, a second Mars orbiter is perilously close to running out of fuel, and the third mission is running well past its warranty.

Earlier in the week Musk appeared to confirm that SpaceX was on track for a 2026 IPO, which would provide capital to accelerate AI data centers in space and value SpaceX at up to $1.5 trillion. That’s roughly as much as Tesla and,