SpaceX began trading on Nasdaq under ticker SPCX on June 12, 2026, at a reported multi-trillion-dollar valuation with a raise potentially ranking among the largest ever, while Starfighters Space, Inc. (NYSE: FJET) was added to the Russell 3000® Index effective June 29, 2026, as part of a broader wave of commercial-space names entering public markets.
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Liftoff: The Day the Orbital Economy Became a Public Market
SpaceX began trading publicly on NASDAQ under ticker SPCX on June 12, 2026, marking the entry of the orbital economy’s flagship company into public markets, while Starfighters Space (NYSE: FJET) was added to the Russell 3000 Index effective June 29, 2026.
Every Space Stock Just Got a Yardstick
SpaceX is preparing to price its initial public offering around $135 per share at a valuation in the trillions on Nasdaq under the symbol SPCX, creating a public benchmark for the entire space sector; simultaneously, Starfighters Space, Inc. (NYSE: FJET) was added to the Russell 3000® Index effective June 29, 2026, marking the sector’s integration into mainstream public markets.
The Day the Market Puts a Price on the Final Frontier
SpaceX is pricing its initial public offering around $135 per share at a valuation measured in the trillions of dollars, establishing a public benchmark that is triggering sector-wide repricing across space stocks; simultaneously, Starfighters Space (NYSE: FJET) was added to the Russell 3000 Index effective June 29, 2026, alongside a wave of capital flowing to commercial-space companies spanning launch, satellites, Earth observation, and specialized manufacturing.
Wall Street Is Finally Buying the Final Frontier
Starfighters Space, Inc. (NYSE: FJET) was added to the Russell 3000® Index effective June 29, 2026, as part of a broader institutionalization of the space sector coinciding with SpaceX’s pending public listing on Nasdaq as SPCX.
The Space Economy Just Got an On-Ramp to Wall Street
Starfighters Space, Inc. (NYSE: FJET) was added to the Russell 3000® Index effective June 29, 2026, as part of the first 2026 Russell reconstitution, seven months after completing its December 2025 IPO, while SpaceX filed for a public listing on Nasdaq under ticker SPCX in May 2026 with reported pricing around $135 per share.
