| Barron's just revealed SpaceX's most important asset before the IPO. And it’s not Starlink or even the AI data centers planned for orbit. Go here to claim access to SpaceX shares before the listing. Here’s why Barron's says Starship is the company's secret weapon. Starship is the fully reusable rocket SpaceX has been developing for years… And the company just unveiled the new Starship version last Friday. At 408 feet tall, it’s 103 feet taller than the Statue of Liberty. Its booster has 33 rocket engines, each producing more than 8,000 tons of thrust. Combined, that's enough power to theoretically lift 100 fully loaded Boeing 737 MAX-8 jets off the ground. But the most important thing about it is not the size or the thrust. Instead, it’s the cost. Starship is designed to cut the cost of reaching low-Earth orbit by as much as 90% compared to SpaceX's Falcon 9. And Falcon 9 already cut the cost of reaching space by roughly 95% compared to the old Space Shuttle program. That's a complete repricing of how the entire space economy works. It's also what makes everything else SpaceX is building possible. Starlink only works because launching satellites is cheap. The same is true for direct-to-device satellite phones. And it's the only reason SpaceX could realistically pursue putting AI data centers in orbit. Without Starship, none of those businesses scale. With it, SpaceX has a structural cost advantage no other company on Earth can match. The next Starship test flight is scheduled for late May. That's right around when SpaceX's IPO registration statement becomes public and the company kicks off its IPO roadshow. Here’s how to claim your IPO shares today. Ian Wyatt |