Merryn Thomsen Webb applied for shares in the SpaceX IPO using the Hargreaves Lansdown platform.

Major investment platforms in the UK and the US are providing ways for retail investors to apply for SpaceX shares.

Anna McDonald, the CIO at Hargreaves Lansdown, stated that "FOMO is not an investment strategy."

SpaceX conducted 161 of the 199 licensed space launches in the US last year, dominating over 80% of the market.

Following upcoming mega IPOs, the top 10 companies in the S&P 500 are projected to account for nearly 50% of the index's total weight.

Upcoming mega IPOs from companies like Anthropic and OpenAI are expected to further increase market concentration.

SpaceX's business is being positioned to investors as a combination of space and AI, with concepts like solar-powered data centers in space.

The lockup periods for SpaceX employees are shorter than usual and are expected to end between September and December.