<body><p>STORY: SpaceX's market debut on Friday is expected to be the largest-ever IPO.</p><p>Here are the meteoric numbers that have sent the spaceflight business into orbit.</p><p>:: $1.75 trillion </p><p>$1.75 trillion is the valuation Elon Musk's company is targeting.</p><p>That would instantly rank it among the world's most valuable companies.</p><p>:: $135</p><p>At $135 per share, SpaceX would trade at a trailing price-to-sales multiple of roughly 94.</p><p>That's above companies such as Nvidia, Amazon and Meta, and sees investors asked to pay a premium.</p><p>:: 18.67 billion</p><p>$18.67 billion is how high company sales reached last year - rising by a third.</p><p>:: 10.3 mln</p><p>:: 9,600</p><p>Starlink network did the heavy lifting making up 60% of the total sales.</p><p>That was thanks to its 10.3 million users across 9,600 satellites.</p><p>:: 2</p><p>After a single launch in 2006, SpaceX has far outpaced rivals, now managing two launches every week.</p><p>That makes it the go-to launch partner for NASA and the Pentagon.</p><p>But AI losses have weighed.</p><p>:: $4.94 billion</p><p>Merging with the money-losing xAI pushed the company to a net loss of $4.94 billion last year.</p><p>Down from a profit of $791 million in 2024</p></body>
