On June 12, 2026, SpaceX became the biggest IPO in history — worth $1.77 trillion. Eighteen years earlier, it had enough cash for exactly one more rocket launch, and the first three had all blown up. This is how a company that should have died was saved by its fourth and final shot — and a NASA contract that landed three months later.
Part 1 of 3. Follow for Part 2 — "The Impossible Landing."
Some scenes are cinematic reconstructions of documented events. All quotes, dates, and figures are verified.
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