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TechAIBusinessElon Musk is about to be a very busy boy!I’m sure he’d call it ‘freaking epic.’by Elizabeth LopattoApr 2, 2026, 6:15 PM UTCLinkShareGift Image: Cath Virginia / The Verge, Getty ImagesTechAIBusinessElon Musk is about to be a very busy boy!I’m sure he’d call it ‘freaking epic.’by Elizabeth LopattoApr 2, 2026, 6:15 PM UTCLinkShareGiftElizabeth Lopatto is a reporter who writes about tech, money, and human behavior. She joined The Verge in 2014 as science editor. Previously, she was a reporter at Bloomberg.To be honest, I thought Elon Musk would confidentially file for SpaceX’s IPO on the 20th of this month, rather than the 1st. But maybe that just means he’s moved on to other numbers, and we should all mark our calendars for June 7th as an IPO date just in case.Based on the April 1st filing, and the general length of an SEC review before the S-1 document becomes public, the earliest I am expecting a SpaceX IPO is June. (At least, assuming there is still anyone left at the SEC who wants to do their job instead of just glance at the first page of the filing, say, “Seems fine!” and then go out for a smoke break.) Of course, this process could take longer — for instance, WeWork filed for an IPO in April 2019, and its S-1 was released in August for us all to laugh at.We all deserve a break from this guy, but we aren’t going to get oneElon Musk is going to be busy! Frankly, after the DOGE bullshit last year, we all deserve a break from this guy, but we aren’t going to ...