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Yesterday, I had the incredible honor of participating in SpaceX’s IPO at Nasdaq in New York City.

For more than two decades, the people of SpaceX have poured everything they have into this company, sacrificing time with friends and family, vacations, hobbies, sleep, and a lot of other parts of life for the opportunity to help build and support something we believe in so deeply.

My career at SpaceX has been more difficult, more intense, and more rewarding than I ever could have imagined. I’m immensely grateful to @elonmusk and @Gwynne_Shotwell for the opportunity they gave me, proud of the contributions I’ve been able to make, and even more grateful for the extraordinary people I’ve had the privilege to work alongside every day.

I love this company in a way that is genuinely hard to put into words.

Being at Nasdaq yesterday felt like a profound validation of the hard work, sacrifice, obsession, and resilience of so many people who have given so much to this mission. But it did not feel like “mission accomplished.” Not even close.

It was simply another milestone on the journey, and we are just getting started.

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Beautiful shots 🤩

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This is our mission. The timeline for achieving this shrinks significantly if we can 10-100x the useful output of our engineering and manufacturing teams. AI and robotics make this possible. This can happen in our lifetime.

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Hi @BretWJ!

And Godspeed Starship!! 🍀

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Blood, sweat, tears, sacrifice, and love.

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This is just the preamble.

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One great thing about spaceflight is that the scenic route is often the fastest path to where you’re going.

Also great to see the Psyche spacecraft healthy and enjoying its journey to the 16 Psyche asteroid (launched on Falcon Heavy in Oct 2023, arrives summer 2029). Can’t wait to see what a $10 quadrillion asteroid looks like 🤩

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Only two people in this photo are still at SpaceX. Besides Elon, any guesses who the other is? hint: I’m not in this photo so not me!

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Congratulations to the @SpaceX Falcon team on an incredible day: another successful Falcon Heavy launch from the East Coast, followed by a sunset @Starlink launch from the West Coast.

I was lucky enough to catch both launches in person. Long day, but absolutely worth it.

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600 landings in just over 10 years - not a bad start!

Well done SpaceX and Falcon! 👏👏

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Good managers also do this.

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What a day! Congratulations @NASA and @rookisaacman!!

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Congrats @HansKoenigsmann on your first trip to space! 🍀

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December also marked the 10-year anniversary of the first-ever landing of an orbital-class booster. This year, only 25 first stage boosters supported all 165 Falcon missions we flew – three of those boosters achieved 30+ reflights each! Congrats to the entire @SpaceX team for an awesome 2025. 🙌

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Mentors 🫡

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Video from my roof of @SpaceX Dragon streaking across the sky over LA tonight. Inside this 10,000 degree plasma cocoon traveling at 8 km/sec are four amazing humans. Welcome home @NASA Crew-11! 🇺🇸

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Falcon is the world’s workhorse for accessing space.

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@Astro_Suni is an inspiration to me and many at @SpaceX, and a real American badass! After her extended ISS stay last year, she visited SpaceX along with @butch_wilmore to share her experience and thank the team for helping to bring her home safely. Her appreciation was deeply meaningful and uplifting during an otherwise tumultuous time. 🙏

Thank you Suni, and godspeed in your retirement!