SpaceX's Ambitions Are Intergalactic. Its Business Is Selling You Internet

SpaceX's Starlink satellite-internet service has become a major revenue driver for the company, generating over $1.4 billion in 2024 and serving more than 4 million customers globally. While Elon Musk's long-term vision focuses on Mars colonization, Starlink's growing profitability is helping fund those ambitions and reducing SpaceX's need for a near-term IPO.