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SpaceX has filed to go public, and it could be the biggest initial public offering ever.

According to people familiar with the matter, the satellite builder and rocket operator has confidentially filed IPO paperwork with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

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The filing puts the company on track to potentially list shares by July.

SpaceX is aiming for an IPO that could raise between $40 and $80 billion.

WSJ reporter Cori Dreebush explains why SpaceX is choosing to file now.

SpaceX executives long insisted the company wouldn't go public until its rockets regularly flew to Mars.