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Musk’s SpaceX Lockup Ends June 12, 2027

8/23/2026

Summary

Story summary

Elon Musk may begin selling SpaceX shares after his 366-day lockup ends on June 12, 2027.
He controls about 82%-84% of SpaceX voting power.
Musk holds 6.42 billion SpaceX shares, valued at roughly $860 billion as of June 30, 2026.
SpaceX’s market cap reached $1.79 trillion, trading at 96 times its 2025 sales.
Q2 2026 revenue rose 92% to $7.81 billion, but the company posted a 9-cent loss per share and $18.4 billion capex.

History

Historical Context

In 2008, SpaceX achieved its first successful orbital launch with the Falcon 1, marking the first privately-funded rocket to reach orbit. Elon Musk invested $100 million, NASA granted SpaceX a $1.6 billion COTS contract, and the FAA issued its first commercial launch license in 2008. Today, as Musk’s 366-day lockup expires on June 12, 2027, he controls roughly 83 percent of SpaceX voting power, echoing his earlier dominance. The precedent set by the 2008 breakthrough fuels investor expectations that SpaceX’s $1.79 trillion market cap will sustain aggressive capital spending and potential share sales.

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Story summary

Elon Musk may begin selling SpaceX shares after his 366-day lockup ends on June 12, 2027.
He controls about 82%-84% of SpaceX voting power.
Musk holds 6.42 billion SpaceX shares, valued at roughly $860 billion as of June 30, 2026.
SpaceX’s market cap reached $1.79 trillion, trading at 96 times its 2025 sales.
Q2 2026 revenue rose 92% to $7.81 billion, but the company posted a 9-cent loss per share and $18.4 billion capex.

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