Elon Musk's SpaceX made its public market debut on Friday in a record-breaking IPO, with the valuation jumping to $2tn on early trading.
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Freya Pratty is Sifted's associate editor. She covers UK tech and leads Sifted's investigations. Follow her on X , LinkedIn and Bluesky

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