# Bret Johnsen

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## Timeline

- **2026-06-12**: Falcon 9 650th Launch — About an hour before the stock market opened, a Falcon 9 rocket launched from Florida delivering Starlink satellites into orbit, marking the 650th flight of the vehicle.
- **2026-06-12**: IPO Trading Begins on Nasdaq — SpaceX stock begins trading under ticker SPCX, priced at $135 per share. Elon Musk speaks from Starbase while executives ring opening bell in New York.
- **2026-06-12**: Shares Close at $160.95, Up 19% — SPCX finishes its first trading day at $160.95, a 19% gain, valuing SpaceX above $2 trillion and making Elon Musk the first trillionaire.
- **2026-05-22**: Starship 39 Test Flight — SpaceX launches Starship 39 from Starbase in the 12th test flight of the program, demonstrating next-generation rocket capabilities.

## Recent coverage (1 stories)

### SpaceX IPO rockets 19% on day one, raising $75B for Mars ambitions
2026-06-14 08:13:29 · Sentiment: Very Bullish · Impact: 10/10 · Sources: 10

SpaceX's record $75 billion IPO and 19% first-day stock surge provide massive capital for Mars colonization and next-gen Starship development, while the company demonstrates operational mastery with its 650th Falcon 9 launch.
Full story: https://getspacebrief.com/story/spacex-ipo-19-percent-first-day

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