From startup to $1.8 trillion: The investors who took a chance on SpaceX now reap the rewards

SpaceX's Super Heavy booster is seen on the launch pad, as Starship is prepared to be placed on top, at the company's Boca Chica complex, ahead of Starship's eighth test flight which is targeted for March 3, from Starbase, near Brownsville, Texas, U.S. March 2, 2025. Kaylee Greenlee | Reuters For nearly two decades, some of the world's most prominent investors quietly accumulated stakes in SpaceX while the rocket maker remained largely off-limits to the public markets. …