See photos from SpaceX’s record IPO as stock begins trading
June 12, 2026, 10:40 a.m. ET
SpaceX CEO Elon Musk, displayed on a screen remotely from SpaceX headquarters in Starbase, Texas, speaks before the launch of SpaceX's initial public offering (IPO) at the Nasdaq MarketSite in New York on June 12, 2026. Elon Musk's SpaceX began trading on the Nasdaq exchange on Friday with the biggest initial public offering in history expected to make the polarizing entrepreneur the world's first trillionaire.
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People walk near a SpaxeX billboard on the day of SpaceX's initial public offering at the Nasdaq MarketSite, in New York City, June 12, 2026.
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A Spacex Flacon 9 rocket lifts off from Space Launch Complex 40 on June 12, 2026 in Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Fla. on the morning SpaceX began trading publicly on the stock market at an initial price of $135 per share.
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Maye Musk arrives on the day of SpaceX's initial public offering at the Nasdaq MarketSite in New York City, June 12, 2026.
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A billboard of SpaxeX is pictured on the day of SpaceX's initial public offering at the Nasdaq MarketSite, in New York City, June 12, 2026.
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SpaceX executives and employees cheer as they ring the opening bell at the Nasdaq MarketSite to celebrate the launch of SpaceX's initial public offering in New York on June 12, 2026.
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