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On IPO day, with $2.11 trillion on the scoreboard, this clip is the most important context for understanding what actual…

Milk Road AI Twitter · Milk Road AI (@MilkRoadAI) · 2026-06-13

Milk Road AI frames SpaceX's $2.11 trillion IPO day with a historical clip recalling that in 2008 both SpaceX and Tesla were weeks from collapse after three consecutive Falcon 1 rocket failures.

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Topics: spacex-ipostartup-resilienceelon-musk

Claims

  • SpaceX reached a $2.11 trillion valuation on its IPO day.
  • In 2008, both SpaceX and Tesla were weeks away from ceasing to exist.
  • Three consecutive Falcon 1 rocket failures marked SpaceX's lowest point before its turnaround.

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On IPO day, with $2.11 trillion on the scoreboard, this clip is the most important context for understanding what actually happened.
In 2008, SpaceX and Tesla were both weeks away from ceasing to exist.