SpaceX's Lockup Expires on Aug. 6. Here's Why 911.5 Million Insider Shares Could Hit the Market -- and What That Means for Investors.

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Skip to navigationSkip to main contentSkip to right columnADVERTISEMENTKeith Speights, The Motley FoolWed, August 5, 2026 at 10:05 AM GMT+2 4 min readTo say that this is an important week for Space Exploration Technologies (NASDAQ: SPCX), better known as SpaceX, is an understatement. The company reported its first quarterly results after the market closed on Tuesday. And a potentially bigger event happens on Thursday.SpaceX's first lockup expiration is scheduled for Aug. 6, 2026. Up to roughly 911.5 million shares held by company insiders will be eligible for trading. Here's what this could mean for investors in