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SpaceX Sells Shares, Sets Record

businessJune 13, 2026·83 words·1 min read

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SpaceX Sells Shares, Sets Record
SpaceX is Elon Musk's rocket company. It sold its shares to the public. People paid $135 for each share. The company got $75 billion. This is the biggest sale ever.
SpaceX makes rockets. It also runs Starlink. Starlink gives internet from space. Now people can buy part of the company. But Musk still controls it.
Many people wanted to buy the shares. But most of them could not. Only big buyers got shares. SpaceX lost money last year. Still, people are very excited.
Vocabulary Translations· 5 words · 12 languages

Every definition is context-aware — translated based on how the word is used in this article, not a dictionary.

sharen.

a small part of a company you can buy

cổ phầnação株hisseacciónakcjaسهمaandeelакция股份주식
rocketn.

a machine that flies to space

tên lửafogueteロケットroketcoheterakietaصاروخraketракета火箭로켓
internetn.

the system that links computers

internetinternetインターネットinternetinternetinternetالإنترنتinternetинтернет互联网인터넷
controlv.

to have power over

kiểm soátcontrolar支配するkontrol etmekcontrolarkontrolowaćيسيطر علىcontroleren; beheersenконтролировать控制지배하다
salen.

when something is sold

việc bánvenda売却satışventasprzedażبيعverkoopпродажа出售판매

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