# Nasdaq

Type: Company (NDAQ)

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## Timeline

- **2026-07-16**: Starship test launch — SpaceX conducts its first Starship test flight since the IPO, a key event for investor confidence.
- **2026-07-16**: 13th Starship Test Flight Scheduled — SpaceX's next Starship test mission is set to take place, a potential catalyst for the stock and the space industry.
- **2026-07-16**: Sharp Descent and Starship Delay — Stock closes at $131.11, down over 3%, and tumbles to $124 in after-hours trading after the company postpones the first post-IPO Starship launch.
- **2026-07-15**: Stock falls back to IPO price — Shares dip below $133 intraday before recovering to close at $135.27, erasing all post-listing gains.
- **2026-07-15**: Stock Dips Below $135 IPO Price — For the first time, shares dip to $132.15 intraday and close at $135.27, marking a fourth consecutive down session.
- **2026-07-15**: Breaches IPO Price — Shares briefly fall below $135 intraday for the first time, closing at $135.27 (or $134 per some sources), wiping out all post-IPO gains.
- **2026-07-10**: Shares Slip Below First Trade Price — SpaceX stock falls below the $150 first trade price a day after joining the Nasdaq-100.
- **2026-07-09**: SpaceX Joins Nasdaq-100 Index — The stock is added to the index after a rule change shortens the eligibility period to 15 trading days for newly public companies.
- **2026-07**: Index Inclusion — SpaceX added to the Nasdaq 100 and Russell 1000 indexes; despite the passive buying, shares continue to decline.
- **2026-06-23**: Bond Market Debut and Share Decline — SpaceX announces first bond offering; shares drop 9%, capping three-day loss of about 25%.
- **2026-06-22**: Maiden bond offering launched — SpaceX launches an offering of senior unsecured notes, with reports suggesting it could raise as much as $20 billion to fund AI ambitions, including orbital compute centers.
- **2026-06-18**: Stock Tumbles 6.5% as Retail Fades — Shares fall to $178.50, shedding over $150B in value; net retail purchases drop to $9.1M from $300M+.
- **2026-06-17**: Valuation Surges Above $2 Trillion — Post-IPO rally pushes market cap to record levels, making Elon Musk the world's first trillionaire.
- **2026-06-16**: Continued Rally and Cursor Acquisition — Shares rise another 8% in early trading. SpaceX announces $60 billion all-stock acquisition of AI startup Cursor. IPO proceeds finalize at $85.7 billion.
- **2026-06-16**: All-Time High — Stock reaches peak of $225.64, pushing market valuation above $2.6 trillion and making Elon Musk the first trillionaire.

## Recent coverage (20 stories)

### SpaceX’s $75B IPO Fuels 43% Stock Surge, Supercharging Mars Plans
2026-07-31 13:21:17 · Sentiment: Bullish · Impact: 6/10 · Sources: 2

SpaceX’s record $75 billion IPO and 43% two-day stock surge provide unprecedented capital for Starship and Mars missions, while Elon Musk’s trillionaire status elevates the entire space industry.
Full story: https://getspacebrief.com/story/spacex-75b-ipo-stock-surge-mars

### SpaceX IPO Surges 19%, Musk Becomes 1st Trillionaire Amid Flip Ban Row
2026-07-31 08:06:28 · Sentiment: Very Bullish · Impact: 6/10 · Sources: 2

SpaceX's Nasdaq debut delivered a 19% gain, making Elon Musk the world's first trillionaire, but Fidelity's 15-day trading ban on shares sparks criticism from Indian finance experts.
Full story: https://getspacebrief.com/story/spacex-ipo-19-percent-surge-flip-ban-debate

### SpaceX Stock Dips Below $135 IPO After Starship Delay, Wiping $1.2T in Value
2026-07-19 19:48:24 · Sentiment: Bearish · Impact: 6/10 · Sources: 6

SpaceX shares fell below $135 for the first time since its June IPO, with a Starship launch delay accelerating the decline. For the space and defense sector, the sell-off threatens the capital-intensive vision behind Starlink, lunar contracts, and Pentagon launch reliance.
Full story: https://getspacebrief.com/story/spacex-stock-below-ipo-starship-delay-space-impact

### Starship Test Looms as SpaceX Market Cap Slips 34% to $1.75T
2026-07-16 22:22:52 · Sentiment: Bearish · Impact: 7/10 · Sources: 2

As SpaceX's stock falls below its $135 IPO price for the first time, market cap drops 34% to $1.75 trillion, casting a shadow over the upcoming 13th Starship test flight. The volatility highlights the tension between ambitious deep-space engineering and public market expectations.
Full story: https://getspacebrief.com/story/spacex-starship-test-market-cap-slips-1-75t

### SpaceX Stock Slips to $135 Before Starship Launch: Can Rocket Recovery Lift It?
2026-07-15 21:30:15 · Sentiment: Bearish · Impact: 7/10 · Sources: 2

Ahead of its first Starship test since going public, SpaceX's share price has fallen to its $135 IPO level, raising stakes for the July 16 launch. The space sector watches closely: a successful flight could restore confidence in Elon Musk's vision, while a failure may deepen doubts about the company's $86 billion valuation.
Full story: https://getspacebrief.com/story/spacex-stock-135-starship-launch

### SpaceX Selloff Erases $150B: 6.5% Drop Jolts Defense and Aerospace Suppliers
2026-06-28 16:14:21 · Sentiment: Bearish · Impact: 7/10 · Sources: 7

SpaceX's 6.5% plunge on June 18 vaporized over $150 billion in market cap, triggering a sector-wide rout that hit Rocket Lab, AST SpaceMobile, and other key space players. The correction tests the resilience of the commercial space supply chain and defense contractors tied to Elon Musk’s ecosystem.
Full story: https://getspacebrief.com/story/spacex-selloff-erases-150b-defense-impact

### SpaceX IPO Reveals Starlink Mobile Ambitions, AST SpaceMobile Surges 5%
2026-06-28 12:42:25 · Sentiment: Bullish · Impact: 9/10 · Sources: 3

SpaceX’s Nasdaq filing casts Starlink Mobile as a direct-to-phone challenger, validating the orbital direct-to-device market. Rival AST SpaceMobile saw its stock jump ~5% as public investors embrace the emerging space-based telecom sector, with implications for defense communications and the new space economy.
Full story: https://getspacebrief.com/story/spacex-ipo-starlink-mobile-ascent

### SpaceX's $20B Bond to Fund Orbital Data Centers After $2T IPO
2026-06-28 08:26:46 · Sentiment: Bullish · Impact: 7/10 · Sources: 8

SpaceX is turning to debt markets for up to $20 billion just weeks after its $2 trillion IPO, with the cash earmarked for a new frontier: AI data centers in orbit. The move leverages the company's launch capabilities to challenge terrestrial hyperscalers, reinventing the space industry's role in global compute infrastructure.
Full story: https://getspacebrief.com/story/spacex-20b-bond-orbital-data-centers

### SpaceX hits $2.94T market cap, overtakes Microsoft in space economy leap
2026-06-28 03:42:37 · Sentiment: Bullish · Impact: 8/10 · Sources: 21

SpaceX’s market cap reaches $2.94 trillion, vaulting past Microsoft and cementing commercial space as a dominant economic force. The milestone follows a record IPO and a $60B AI acquisition aimed at space-based data centers.
Full story: https://getspacebrief.com/story/spacex-2-94-trillion-overtakes-microsoft

### SpaceX to Join Nasdaq-100 with <1% Weight, Unlocking $800B Passive Demand
2026-06-27 08:47:18 · Sentiment: Bullish · Impact: 8/10 · Sources: 2

SpaceX's rapid entry into the Nasdaq-100 index, effective July 7, channels passive-investment firepower into the aerospace sector. This stamp of legitimacy from Wall Street could lift the entire commercial space industry and sets a new benchmark for tech-driven defense firms.
Full story: https://getspacebrief.com/story/spacex-nasdaq-100-space-sector-milestone

### SpaceX Nasdaq 100 Entry to Trigger $4.3B Passive Inflows, Boosting Space Sector
2026-06-27 04:57:50 · Sentiment: Very Bullish · Impact: 8/10 · Sources: 3

SpaceX's inclusion in the Nasdaq 100 on July 7 will unlock an estimated $4.3 billion in passive fund buying, just weeks after its IPO. The milestone signals the space industry's maturation into a mainstream public market asset class.
Full story: https://getspacebrief.com/story/spacex-nasdaq-100-space-sector

### SpaceX bond debut comes after $1.8T IPO as Starship development costs soar
2026-06-24 10:41:42 · Sentiment: Bullish · Impact: 7/10 · Sources: 3

SpaceX issued its first-ever bonds days after a record IPO, aiming to fund Starship and AI infrastructure without diluting Musk's voting control. The move signals a capital-intensive era for the space giant, which posted a net loss despite 33% revenue growth, as it expands both rocket and AI capabilities.
Full story: https://getspacebrief.com/story/spacex-bond-market-starship-ai-funding

### SpaceX Tumbles 6.5%, Dragging Down $150B in Space-Sector Value
2026-06-19 22:41:29 · Sentiment: Bearish · Impact: 6/10 · Sources: 2

SpaceX's stock plunge erased $150B in market cap and triggered declines across the commercial space industry, from launch to satellite operators.
Full story: https://getspacebrief.com/story/spacex-tumbles-drags-space-sector-down

### SpaceX's $85.7B IPO doesn't eclipse China's tech orbit, says HKEX chief
2026-06-18 15:59:56 · Sentiment: Bullish · Impact: 6/10 · Sources: 2

Despite SpaceX raising a record $85.7 billion, HKEX CEO Bonnie Chan asserts that global investors remain focused on China’s booming technology sectors, signaling that the space IPO boom won’t starve other innovation ecosystems of capital.
Full story: https://getspacebrief.com/story/spacex-ipo-china-tech-hkex

### SpaceX $2T IPO Allocated Just 1.7% of Retail Orders to Many Investors
2026-06-17 02:10:07 · Sentiment: Neutral · Impact: 8/10 · Sources: 3

The record-breaking SpaceX IPO offers a cautionary tale for space-sector retail investors: even a 20% allocation slice left most with under 2% of their requested shares. As the company’s valuation exceeds $2 trillion, the debut underscores the sector’s maturation but also exposes gaps in public participation.
Full story: https://getspacebrief.com/story/spacex-2t-ipo-retail-allocation-scarcity

### SpaceX's $85.7B IPO and $2.7T Valuation Reshape Space Industry
2026-06-16 16:14:37 · Sentiment: Bullish · Impact: 9/10 · Sources: 2

The largest IPO in history will fuel SpaceX's next-gen rockets and Starlink, while the $60B acquisition of Cursor hints at AI integration. With a $2.7T market cap, the company now rivals whole space agencies' budgets.
Full story: https://getspacebrief.com/story/spacex-ipo-reshapes-space-industry

### SpaceX Raises $75B in Record IPO—Will $1.77T Valuation Ignite a New Space Race?
2026-06-14 19:31:46 · Sentiment: Bullish · Impact: 8/10 · Sources: 6

SpaceX’s historic $1.77 trillion listing provides unprecedented capital to accelerate Starship, Starlink, and classified defense missions. The IPO cements U.S. orbital dominance but raises concerns over supply-chain concentration and geopolitical risk, as the company becomes indispensable to Western launch capability.
Full story: https://getspacebrief.com/story/spacex-75b-ipo-space-defense-implications

### SpaceX’s $1.77T IPO: A rocket boost for the entire space economy?
2026-06-14 12:30:34 · Sentiment: Very Bullish · Impact: 9/10 · Sources: 3

SpaceX’s record-shattering $1.77 trillion IPO on Nasdaq will inject unprecedented capital into the space sector, but questions linger over losses and its ability to fund long-term Mars ambitions.
Full story: https://getspacebrief.com/story/spacex-1-77-trillion-ipo-space-economy-impact

### SpaceX’s $75B IPO Fuels Orbital Data Centers & Mars Missions at $1.77T Valuation
2026-06-14 11:26:40 · Sentiment: Very Bullish · Impact: 9/10 · Sources: 4

The record $75 billion SpaceX IPO gives the aerospace leader unprecedented capital to build orbital data centers, a lunar factory, and mount Mars expeditions, all while resetting industry valuations and competitive dynamics.
Full story: https://getspacebrief.com/story/spacex-75b-ipo-orbital-data-centers

### 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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