SpaceX COO Gwynne Shotwell has a message for investors

SpaceX didn’t just rewrite the playbook for aerospace and defense, it helped birth a new space economy. Now Elon Musk’s company is tackling a different type of moonshot: going public.  “I wasn’t sure we would go public,” SpaceX Chief Operating Officer Gwynne Shotwell told CNBC in an exclusive interview, just before the company started its…

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Tesla deal makes ‘Elon’s life a little easier’

Gwynne Shotwell, SpaceX’s president and chief operating officer, interviews with CNBC during the company’s IPO at the Nasdaq MarketSite in New York City on June 12, 2026. Adam Jeffery | CNBC As SpaceX was poised to hit the Nasdaq following the largest initial public offering on record, Elon Musk’s second-in-command, Gwynne Shotwell, didn’t dismiss the…

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Switzerland population cap vote explained

A photo shows a poster depicting U.S. President Donald Trump, Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping and reading “Breaking with Europe now of all times? NO on the SVP-Chaos-Initiative” in Thayngen, northern Switzerland, on June 1, 2026. Sebastien Bozon | Afp | Getty Images Switzerland, a wealthy country that has historically embraced…

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Small investors scrambled to get in on the SpaceX IPO, even as some believe the valuation is ‘stupid’

Marvin Jung isn’t buying into SpaceX because he thinks it’s a bargain. The 51-year-old regional director of operations in veterinary care believes Elon Musk’s rocket company is coming public at a valuation that is “really, really aggressive.” Yet, he still requested 1,000 shares through Robinhood, betting enthusiasm for one of the world’s most anticipated initial…

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