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SpaceX IPO Prices at $135, Raising $75 Billion in Largest U.S. Offering

If confirmed, the SpaceX public offering would test whether federal contractors and Pentagon suppliers face heightened congressional scrutiny over equity access and national security disclosure...

The Congressional Times · June 11, 2026

SpaceX priced its initial public offering at $135 per share, raising $75 billion in what Bloomberg reported as the largest IPO in U.S. market history as of June 2026. According to Bloomberg reporting, the offering was approximately four times oversubscribed, with retail orders alone totaling $100 billion and institutional demand including a reported $5 billion order from asset manager BlackRock.

The public offering carries direct implications for U.S. federal policy. SpaceX holds multiple active contracts with U.S. government agencies, including NASA and the Department of Defense, records in USASpending.gov show. Federal contractors undergoing ownership structure changes — including equity issuances — are subject to disclosure requirements under Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Part 9 and, where classified contracts are involved, to review under National Industrial Security Program Operating Manual (NISPOM) rules administered by the Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency (DCSA).

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On Capitol Hill, members of the Senate Armed Services Committee and the House Science, Space, and Technology Committee have jurisdiction over NASA and Department of Defense space contracts. As of the date of publication, no committee hearing or formal congressional inquiry into the SpaceX IPO and its impact on existing government contracts has been publicly scheduled in the congressional record. SpaceX CEO Elon Musk previously served in an advisory role to the executive branch in early 2025, a role he publicly stated he departed; the precise terms and end date of that arrangement have not been disclosed in any public filing reviewed by this publication.

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) requires that companies filing for an IPO disclose material government contracts in their S-1 registration statement. As of publication, the complete SpaceX S-1 filing had not been made publicly available on the SEC EDGAR database for independent verification of contract disclosure terms, related-party transactions, or foreign investor restrictions tied to classified contract obligations.

What remains unknown: the full text of the SpaceX S-1 registration statement, including the schedule of material government contracts, any national security waivers, and the identity of all institutional anchor investors beyond what has been reported by Bloomberg. The SEC EDGAR database would be the primary public record to answer those questions once the filing is posted. Congressional committee responses, if any, would appear in the congressional record.

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