Gwynne Shotwell (at podium, center R), SpaceX president and chief operating officer, is joined by SpaceX executives and employees as they ring the opening bell at the Nasdaq MarketSite to celebrate the launch of SpaceX's initial public offering (IPO) in New York on June 12, 2026. Elon Musk's SpaceX began trading on the Nasdaq exchange on Friday with the biggest initial public offering in history making Musk the world's first trillionaire. Timothy A. Clary / AFP via Getty Images
The Patrouille de France conducts a flyover above the Hudson River and New York Harbor in commemoration of the 250th anniversary of American independence, in New York City, on June 9, 2026. Angela Weiss / AFP via Getty Images
