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Musk says he plans to give every U.S. child one SpaceX share next year, a proposed gift worth nearly $11 billion at current pric

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Elon Musk said he intends to distribute one share of SpaceX to every child in the United States next year, calling it the “first of many.” The mechanics remain unclear; at current market prices, the proposed giveaway would be worth nearly $11 billion.

Discovered 2026-10-19T02:04:36.233650-07:00 | 2026-10-19T02:04:36.233650-07:00

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  • The proposal would extend SpaceX ownership to a broad new group of beneficiaries, but no distribution mechanism or other implementation details have been specified.
  • At current market prices, the shares would be worth nearly $11 billion, making the pledge a significant potential transfer of value from one of the space industry’s most prominent private companies.

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