Space just became an asset class. Q1 2026 alone saw $36 billion deployed — and the SpaceX IPO could be the first trillion-dollar offering in history.This week on Money On Tap, Ben Brayshaw and Dan Michelon walk through what they're calling the railroads of space — the picks-and-shovels companies quietly building the rails that everything else will ride on.What you'll learn:

Why the SpaceX IPO is the single biggest catalyst hanging over the entire sector
The three investable layers: access · infrastructure · application & data
A walk-through of the public names already in motion — RKLB, ASTS, IRDM, PL, RDW
Where robotics fits — and why Honeybee Robotics and Redwire matter more than people think
The four real risks: capital intensity, government dependence, boom-bust speculation, and SpaceX disruption
Why an actively managed space-themed ETF may be the most prudent way for retail investors to participate

Plus Money In The News:

Active ETFs cross $1 trillion — and why the cost trade-off is worth it for many investors
Round Hill's DRAM ETF pulls $1B in 10 days, giving U.S. investors backdoor access to Samsung and SK Hynix
$4 gas drives consumer confidence to a record-low 47.6% — lower than 2008 — and inflation expectations climb toward 4.8%

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