8 Questions Investors Need to Ask About SpaceX’s IPO

SpaceX is aiming to raise tens of billions of dollars as soon as this summer in what could be the largest initial public offering in history. While CEO Elon Musk has proven he’s uniquely skilled at convincing investors to buy into his grand visions at gigantic valuations, anyone considering buying into the SpaceX IPO may be right to ask whether its pitch is really out of this world.

SpaceX, which generated as much as $2 billion in free cash flow last year off $16 billion in revenue, is currently a juggernaut in the business of launching things into space. Out of all launches by any company or government so far this year, more than half have been carried out by SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket. But forecasting future demand for launch services can be difficult.