SpaceX's historic debut has everyday investors scrambling for a piece of the final frontier — but some space nerds invested in exploration well before the hype.

Tom Mueller, Elon Musk's first hire at SpaceX, expects the company's IPO to help power a new era in space exploration.

This will be the first time in over fifty years that a manned spacecraft undertakes a mission that will include flying beyond Low Earth Orbit. The mission that will achieve this is historic because it signals the return to the Moon.

Space Exploration Technologies Corp. ("SpaceX") today confirmed the pricing of its initial public offering of 555,555,555 shares of its Class A common stock, at a public offering price of $135.00 per share.

SpaceX’s IPO—the largest in history—has out-of-this-world implications for AI, space commerce and extraterrestrial exploration Reusable rockets and Starlink made Elon Musk’s company dominant in spaceflight. Its record valuation leans on making Starship flights routine and orbital AI data centers real

These photographs from the Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest show the many ways that the nation’s brightest minds explore the great beyond with crewed spacecraft, rockets and space stations.

A new race to the moon is emerging between the United States and China. Unlike fifty years ago, the goal is no longer just about landing and leaving, but establishing a base that allows for a sustainable presence and extended stays on the surface of our natural satellite.

On Episode 214 of This Week In Space, Rod Pyle and Tariq Malik talk with former NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine about his past and the space agency's future. There are NASA Administrators, and then there are NASA Administrators—all are very accomplished individuals,

The great Space Race of the 1960s spurred a lot of speculation about what space exploration would look like. Here's what the decade got right and wrong.

Space Exploration Technologies Corp. ("SpaceX") today announced that it plans to commence the roadshow on June 4, 2026 for the initial public offering of 555,555,555 shares of its Class A common stock to the public.

It was supposed to be a fireworks day for the space industry. Instead, it’s turning into a drubbing. Exchange-traded funds tracking space stocks sold off sharply Friday morning, even as Elon Musk’s Space Exploration Technologies Corp.