There's a lot riding on the debut flight of SpaceX's Starship V3 megarocket — not the least of which are NASA's Artemis moon landing ambitions.

SpaceX boosted spending on its Starship rocket program, with overall research and development investments in its space unit rising to about $3 billion last year largely due to the rocket.

European space stocks surged on Thursday, ​buoyed by investor ‌excitement after Elon Musk's SpaceX filed for ​a stock market ​listing, lifting sentiment across ⁠the sector.

SpaceX has just filed for its long-anticipated IPO, disclosing fresh information on its business and ownership as investors prepare for what could be the largest initial public offering on record.