From 10% chance of success to $2 trillion market cap: SpaceX's historic IPO

A video displays Elon Musk, founder of SpaceX, after the company's initial public offering at the Nasdaq MarketSite in New York on June 12, 2026. Michael Nagle | Bloomberg | Getty Images Shortly before the opening of Nasdaq trading on Friday, Elon Musk stepped in front of a cheerful crowd at SpaceX's company town in Texas. His rocket maker was about to hit the public market at a valuation of around $2 trillion, instantly becoming the sixth most-valuable U.S. company. …