Over the last few months, SpaceX’s chief financial officer, Bret Johnsen, has been trying to pull off an intense two-part challenge: Fold xAI into SpaceX—the biggest merger ever—and then take the combined company public at $75 billion in the largest IPO ever. Johnsen, 57, has gotten it done by ...

SpaceX is targeting a $1.77 trillion IPO on June 12, the largest in history. The real bet is on who owns the AI economy's rails, from Starlink to its xAI merger.

SpaceX’s $75 billion offering will impact a lot more than just the employees and investors who are looking to cash in on their stock. It will also be a gauge of enthusiasm for…