According to Sawyer Merritt, investor Ron Baron stated in a recent interview that SpaceX could potentially go public next summer, with June 28th being a likely date due to Elon Musk's birthday. Baron emphasized that SpaceX has communicated the possibility of an IPO to its shareholders, and media outlets have speculated on a valuation as high as $1.5 trillion. For the AI industry, this development signals significant opportunities in AI-powered satellite internet, data analytics, and autonomous space operations, as SpaceX's Starlink and space infrastructure initiatives heavily rely on artificial intelligence for network optimization and mission control (source: Sawyer Merritt on X/Twitter, Dec 16, 2025).