# SpaceX launched its 12th test flight of a fully reusable rocket.

*aerospace · news · 2026-05-23 · Washington Examiner*

## Key points

- SpaceX is targeting a $1.5 to $2 trillion valuation in its upcoming IPO.
- SpaceX has invested over $15 billion in the Starship rocket to date.
- Starship is expected to deploy Starlink satellites in the second half of 2026.
- More than 100 fund managers toured SpaceX's Starbase facility as IPO questions lingered.
- Both SpaceX and Blue Origin must complete successful unpiloted lunar landings before Artemis III's crewed mission.

**Companies:** SpaceX, Blue Origin
**Countries:** United States

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