Google’s long-ago bet on Elon Musk’s space company could turn into one of the most lucrative tech investments of all time.

SpaceX has marked this year’s 100th launch from the Space Coast with some stunning photos of a Falcon 9 roaring to orbit.

In its aggregated wisdom, however, it is also far more discerning. This discernment is what SpaceX, Open AI and Anthropic ...