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Another day, another unlock
SpaceX stock climbed 1.4% on Friday, but the real story is the tug-of-war under the hood: Starlink is still scaling fast, yet the market is staring down another giant batch of shares that just became eligible for trading.
Starlink keeps doing its moonshot thing
The company says Starlink is now closing in on 11,000 satellites in orbit, which is the kind of number that sounds made up until you realize it’s basically the Wi-Fi version of “we’re building the Death Star, but for internet.” That kind of network growth matters because it keeps the long-term bull case alive.
But the market hates surprises, especially share supply
Here’s the catch:
- Another 319 million shares held by employees, early investors, and insiders became eligible to trade.
- The stock had already slipped 3% on Wednesday and 4.1% on Thursday on that unlock anxiety alone.
- Big capital spending needs still loom, and that can make investors twitchy.
Big picture: SpaceX is still a growth machine, but the market is reminding you that even the coolest rocket ship can get weighed down by gravity — especially when more shares are floating into the market.