Thousands of SpaceX Welders Accidentally Become Millionaires, Elon Shocked

KEY POINTS

•Elon Musk revealed in June 2026 that thousands of SpaceX employees likely became millionaires after the company’s $2 trillion IPO.
•SpaceX CEO Gwynne Shotwell donated $300 million worth of stock to a government account for U.S. kids born between 2025 and 2028.
•Musk hopes to establish a moon base within 10 years and send the first humans to Mars in about 5 years.

In a plot twist Elon Musk couldn’t have scripted better himself, SpaceX’s June 2026 IPO—valued at a 'light casual' $2 trillion—turned thousands of production-line workers into accidental millionaires. During a chat with Texas Gov. Greg Abbott on 'The Sean Hannity Show,' Musk admitted gifting stock options like candy at Halloween to welders and factory staff, making them cash princes practically overnight. CEO Gwynne Shotwell’s $300 million Stock-to-Trump-Accounts donation to kids born 2025–28 scored a social media thumbs-up from Trump himself. Meanwhile, shares rocketed from $135 to $200 then crashed back to $148, proving rocket science is easier than stock market hustle. Musk promises a lunar city and Mars in just 5–12 years—because apparently, Earth investors weren’t wild enough.