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Elon Musk gets public trading of SpaceX underway from Texas

Elon Musk gets public trading of SpaceX underway from Texas
BBC Science Friday 12 June 2026, 15:56 UTC 1 min read
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SpaceX founder Elon Musk said he gave the company "less than a 10% chance of succeeding at all" when it first started, and it is now going public "with the largest IPO ever".

SpaceX founder Elon Musk said he gave the company "less than a 10% chance of succeeding at all" when it first started, and it is now going public "with the largest IPO ever".
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