Elon Musk Becomes World’s First Trillionaire as SpaceX Stock Begins Trading NYT - Top Stories By: Ryan Mac and Ben Casselman 12 June 2026 at 21:38 With SpaceX shares soaring 20 percent on their first day of trading, the world’s richest person crossed another milestone — one with 13 digits. © Adrees Latif/ReutersElon Musk, the chief executive of SpaceX, in 2022 at the company’s facility in Brownsville, Texas.
SpaceX IPO: How Our Reporters Assess the Sky-High Valuation and Potential Economic Impact NYT - Top Stories By: Megan DiTrolio 11 June 2026 at 22:28 Two Times tech reporters and their editor talk about assessing the sky-high valuation of the rocket and satellite maker, the potential economic impact of its public debut and the role of the world’s richest man in it all. © Eric Gay/Associated PressElon Musk’s rocket maker SpaceX set a price of $135 a share, which would value it at $1.77 trillion.