Elon Musk's latest move was taking SpaceX public in the largest IPO in history, which could be good news for Dogecoin due to a link between the space company and the cryptocurrency. Musk first tweeted about Dogecoin in 2019, and its price has increased multiple times based on his comments or publicity. In May 2021, Geometric Energy Corp. booked a mission to the moon as a rideshare on the Nova-C/IM-1 mission with SpaceX as the launch partner, including an 88-pound CubeSat named DOGE-1 paid for entirely in Dogecoin. The mission, originally scheduled for Q1 2022, has been postponed multiple times and is currently slated for Sept. 14, 2026. However, Musk responded "Maybe next year" when asked in February 2026 about putting Dogecoin on the moon, and when he shared an AI-generated video of himself as the "Dogefather" on March 19, 2026, Dogecoin's price stayed flat, indicating diminishing returns from Musk's publicity.