Upcoming Space IPOs
Track potential IPO candidates from private space companies. Last updated: 2025-12-08
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IPO Watch List
World's leading launch provider and operator of Starlink satellite internet constellation with 8M+ subscribers
December 2025: Reports suggest SpaceX targeting late 2026 IPO at up to $800B valuation. Musk clarified company is cash-flow positive and not actively raising at that valuation.
- ! Musk has historically been reluctant to take SpaceX public
- ! No urgent need for capital - company is cash flow positive
- ! May spin off Starlink separately instead
Developer of Dream Chaser spaceplane and commercial space station modules
January 2025: CEO Tom Vice departed. Company pivoting to defense contracts and seeking $300M in fresh funding. Dream Chaser orbital debut delayed.
- ! Leadership transition with CEO departure
- ! Dream Chaser delays
- ! High cash burn rate
- ! Seeking additional funding before potential IPO
Building the first commercial space station to succeed the ISS
March 2025: Raising funds at $2B valuation, down from $2.6B in 2023. Planning 3 space modules to connect to ISS between 2025-2030.
- ! Down round valuation indicates investor caution
- ! High capital requirements for station development
- ! ISS retirement timeline uncertainty
- ! Competition from Vast and others
3D-printed rocket manufacturer developing Terran R medium-lift launch vehicle
June 2025: Completed reverse stock split. March 2025: Eric Schmidt (former Google CEO) acquired controlling stake and became CEO.
- ! No successful orbital launches yet
- ! Terran 1 test flight failed to reach orbit
- ! High cash burn - at least 5 years behind SpaceX
- ! Major leadership change with Schmidt takeover
Commercial space station developer building Haven-1, the first single-launch commercial station
Haven-1 development progressing with SpaceX as launch provider. NASA LEO destinations program participant.
- ! Early stage - no hardware in orbit yet
- ! Heavy reliance on founder funding
- ! Uncertain commercial demand for stations
- ! Competition from larger players
Developing fully and rapidly reusable rocket with innovative upper stage recovery
Successfully demonstrated upper stage vertical landing in 2024 - first company to achieve this milestone.
- ! Early stage technology development
- ! Full system integration not yet demonstrated
- ! Competitive launch market
- ! Significant capital needed for operations
Building ultra-high-power satellites for defense and commercial applications
Rapidly growing with focus on high-power satellite platforms for defense applications.
- ! Early stage company
- ! No satellites launched yet
- ! Dependent on defense contracts
- ! Competitive market for satellite manufacturing
In-space transportation and orbital transfer vehicle provider
Successfully deployed customer payloads with Mira OTV. Growing backlog of commercial missions.
- ! Relatively early stage
- ! Capital intensive business
- ! Competition from SpaceX, RocketLab
- ! Dependent on rideshare market growth
In-space manufacturing company producing pharmaceuticals and materials in microgravity
Successfully returned pharmaceutical payload from orbit in 2024. Planning multiple follow-on missions.
- ! Novel business model - in-space manufacturing
- ! Regulatory pathway for pharma manufacturing
- ! Capital intensive operations
- ! Early stage revenue
Space domain awareness and satellite servicing for national security applications
Launched first Jackal spacecraft. Growing defense contract base for space domain awareness.
- ! Dependent on government/defense spending
- ! Crowded defense space market
- ! Early operational history
- ! Classified contract visibility
Recently Public Space Companies
Space companies that have gone public in recent years, primarily through SPAC mergers.
Rocket Lab
RKLBSmall launch provider and spacecraft manufacturer
Spire Global
SPIRSatellite data and analytics company
Planet Labs
PLEarth observation satellite constellation operator
BlackSky
BKSYReal-time geospatial intelligence company
AST SpaceMobile
ASTSDirect-to-smartphone satellite network
Intuitive Machines
LUNRLunar lander and space services company
Redwire
RDWSpace infrastructure and manufacturing