April 1 (Reuters) - Elon Musk's SpaceX has confidentially filed for its hotly anticipated U.S. initial public offering, a person familiar with the matter told Reuters on Wednesday, taking space exploration from a speculative venture to a mainstream investment theme.

SpaceX has filed confidentially for an initial public offering, according to people familiar with the matter, bringing billionaire Elon Musk’s rocket, satellite and AI company closer to delivering the biggest-ever listing.

The SpaceX IPO is confirmed and likely to come sooner rather than later. Here's why you should consider buying shares.

Elon Musk’s rocket company SpaceX has confidentially filed to go public, firing the starting gun on what is expected to be the biggest initial public offering in history. The Texas-headquartered company had this week filed paperwork with the Securities and Exchange Commission for the listing,

April 2 (Reuters) - Elon Musk's SpaceX boosted its target IPO valuation above $2 trillion, Bloomberg News reported on Thursday, citing people familiar with the matter, setting the stage for what could become the largest stock market listing on record.

SpaceX sent the complaint to the FCC, even though the company launched some of the Amazon Leo satellites using its Falcon 9 rocket.

SpaceX played a pivotal role in transforming the space industry by way of its reusable rockets and Starlink satellite internet service. The swirling rumors of a SpaceX IPO are one of the few topics that have investors excited in an otherwise turbulent stock market.