commentary We’re sleepwalking into ecocide. Like it or not, Starlink may one day be our last resort Published April 4, 2026 6:30AM (EDT) Elon Musk on stage before Republican presidential nominee former President Donald Trump speaks at a rally at Madison Square Garden in New York, NY on Sunday, October 27, 2024. (Jabin Botsford/The Washington Post via Getty Images) The world of finance is creaming its pants over the imminent public offering for SpaceX, Elon Musk ‘s space-flight operation. It might be the largest such offering in history, according to Axios , which delivered the news under the headline “SpaceX’s monster IPO is unlike anything we’ve seen.” SpaceX is predicted to become the first company to debut on the stock market already valued at more than not just $1 trillion, which is in itself a record, but $2 trillion — instantly dwarfing the wealth of Walmart, Meta or ExxonMobil.…