Since 2019, SpaceX has been quietly transforming the internet by launching thousands of Starlink satellites into low-Earth orbit. The goal is simple: provide high-speed, low-latency internet anywhere on the planet.

Blue Origin, the private space company founded by Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, is launching a satellite communication service. This marks a challenge to Elon Musk’s SpaceX, intensifying competition in private space development for communication networks and data center infrastructure.

SpaceX’s expected IPO in 2026 has quickly become the topic of internet chatter, and analysts are weighing in on why going public is a good move for SpaceX — and why now

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