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Trump Buys $1M–$5M SpaceX Notes Before Space Memo

By Drooid · Oct 9, 2026, 10:04 PM UTC · How we work

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Trump Buys SpaceX

U.S. President Donald Trump bought between $1 million and $5 million of senior SpaceX unsecured notes.
He made the purchase on Aug. 18, 2026, two days before signing the official space memorandum.
The memorandum aims for over 1,000 U.S. launches and re-entries each year by 2030.
Trump awarded Elon Musk the National Medal of Science, calling him “our modern-day Thomas Edison.”

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Trump Acquires Tyson

U.S. President Donald Trump made over 21,000 securities trades in 2025, far exceeding his first-term activity.
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Trump Buys SpaceX

U.S. President Donald Trump bought between $1 million and $5 million of senior SpaceX unsecured notes.
He made the purchase on Aug. 18, 2026, two days before signing the official space memorandum.
The memorandum aims for over 1,000 U.S. launches and re-entries each year by 2030.
Trump awarded Elon Musk the National Medal of Science, calling him “our modern-day Thomas Edison.”

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