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Explained: What could SpaceX IPO filing mean for Elon Musk?

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Newstalk ZB,
Publish Date
Thu, 21 May 2026, 7:26pm
In this photo illustration, the SpaceX logo is seen on a smartphone and a xAI logo in the background. (Photo Illustration by Pavlo Gonchar/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images)
In this photo illustration, the SpaceX logo is seen on a smartphone and a xAI logo in the background. (Photo Illustration by Pavlo Gonchar/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images)

Explained: What could SpaceX IPO filing mean for Elon Musk?

Author
Newstalk ZB,
Publish Date
Thu, 21 May 2026, 7:26pm

Elon Musk's SpaceX is set to go public - allowing people to trade shares in the firm on the stock market.

The initial public offering (IPO) on the US stock market will likely be one of the largest in Wall Street history.

NZ Herald senior business writer Chris Keall says this will likely come close to making Elon Musk a trillionaire. 

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