Stay up to date with notifications from The IndependentNotifications can be managed in browser preferences.Jump to contentThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged inAllNewsSportCultureLifestyleSpaceX's updated initial public offering (IPO) filing highlights its mission to establish a self-sustaining colony of at least one million inhabitants on Mars. The IPO filing suggests a $135 share price, valuing the company at approximately $1.75 trillion, which could make Elon Musk the world's first trillionaire. SpaceX states its mission is to ensure 'species-level redundancy' and prevent humanity from suffering the 'same fate as dinosaurs' by becoming a multiplanetary civilization. The Starship rocket is central to achieving this goal, and SpaceX holds a multi-billion-dollar contract with NASA to use Starship for its Artemis program. Starship's development has faced recent setbacks, including a test flight mishap on May 22 that led the US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to ground further test flights.In fullElon Musk’s wants to send a million people to Mars as part of the future of SpaceXThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in