How SpaceX Could Redefine Aerospace And Defense Again—Or Not | Aviation Week

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Michael Bruno
June 12, 2026

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Credit: SpaceX

SpaceX, which was dismissed as a brash startup with a fanciful rocket reuse goal just a generation ago, will make world economic history with the largest initial public offering of stock ever. But the most outsize effects of SpaceX’s public debut could be yet to come within the cozy aerospace and…

Michael Bruno

Based in Washington, Michael Bruno is Aviation Week Network’s Executive Editor for Business. He oversees coverage of aviation, aerospace and defense businesses, supply chains and related issues.

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