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SpaceX IPO: views from the ground

As Elon Musk’s SpaceX prepares to go public on June 12, the SCMP is covering the impact of the American commercial space giant’s move and reporting on the reaction from China.

Updated: 12 Jun, 2026

SpaceX signage displayed in Hawthorne, California. Photo: AFP

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China merges space programmes as race to the moon with US heats up

The country releases further details about how it is ‘combining experiences and expertise’ from its crewed and uncrewed lunar missions.

25 May, 2026

Pictures of the moon’s surface taken by the Chang’e-6 probe in 2024. Photo: EPA-EFE

[2]

Concerns mount in China’s space sector that Musk’s Starship will be a failure

Is the world’s most powerful rocket hitting a wall similar to the engineering limitations experienced decades ago by the Soviet N1?

26 May, 2026

The Starship and Super Heavy Booster create sound waves on lift-off for the 12th test flight from the SpaceX launch complex in Texas on Friday. Photo: Reuters

[3]

China launches space computing hub as SpaceX gears up for historic IPO

New institute highlights Beijing’s bid to leapfrog energy bottlenecks and underscores how tech race with US is moving off-planet.

05 Jun, 2026

The establishment of the institute marks a major step in the China-US AI rivalry, which is increasingly extending beyond Earth. Photo: Shutterstock

[4]

Blocked from SpaceX IPO, Chinese investors get creative to catch a ride

Proxy stocks and supply chain speculation are among options after being locked out of what could be largest listing ever.

10 Jun, 2026

Illustration: Reuters

[5]

The world’s 5 largest-ever IPOs, before Elon Musk’s SpaceX listing

Ahead of SpaceX’s public listing on Friday, set to break records, here are some previous block-buster fundraisers.

10 Jun, 2026

The New York Stock Exchange decorated for the first day of trading for Alibaba on September 19, 2014. Photo: Shutterstock

[6]

Who pays when rockets explode? China rushes to insure SpaceX’s rivals

Wave of Chinese insurers is underwriting rockets and satellites, turning space risk into a new front in the China-US rivalry.

11 Jun, 2026

The SpaceX rocket that blew up in 2016 in Cape Canaveral, Florida. Photo: EPA

[7]

China’s space start-ups eye IPO boom as SpaceX heads for record listing

China’s emerging aerospace firms are lining up to list as SpaceX’s blockbuster flotation shines a spotlight on the sector.

11 Jun, 2026

A SpaceX rocket launches from a company facility in the United States. The company's planned US$75 billion IPO is expected to accelerate listing plans among China's emerging commercial space companies. Photo: Reuters

[8]

As Musk becomes first trillionaire from SpaceX IPO, will next come from China?

As the initial public offering sees Musk become the first ever trillionaire, China is also seeing growth in its tech uber-rich.

12 Jun, 2026

Elon Musk in Beijing on May 14. Photo: AP

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The SpaceX factor: Hong Kong stocks face liquidity test from mega IPO

Listing adds to headwinds for Asia’s third-largest market as US$97 billion in lock-up expirations loom.

12 Jun, 2026

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket is displayed outside the company’s facility in Hawthorne, California, on June 8. Photo: AFP