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Shotwell: Over half of SpaceX employees bought nearly $1B in IPO stock

Gwynne Shotwell · 🚀 SpaceX IPO Liftoff | Diet TBPN · Jun 13, 2026 · at 9:09

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SpaceX President and COO Gwynne Shotwell discusses internal employee participation during SpaceX's public listing.

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“So we're about 22,000 strong. I'm super proud that over half of us actually bought additional stock in this opening, totaling almost a billion dollars.”

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