On June 12, 2026, SpaceX listed on NASDAQ under the ticker SPCX with an IPO price of $135, raising approximately $75 billion and achieving a market valuation of around $1.77 trillion on its first trading day. Metal 3D printing is one of the key manufacturing technologies widely adopted by SpaceX. The SuperDraco engine for the Crew Dragon spacecraft was among the first metal 3D-printed rocket components to receive flight certification, manufactured using powder bed fusion technology, proving that 3D-printed parts can be directly used in flight hardware. Since then, SpaceX has expanded 3D printing to engines, propulsion systems, spacecraft components, and production equipment. Engines such as SuperDraco and Raptor heavily rely on metal 3D printing to fabricate complex structural parts, significantly reducing development cycles, lowering manufacturing costs, and improving part integration and reliability. SpaceX previously signed an $8 million agreement with Velo3D to obtain a non-exclusive license for its metal 3D printing technology along with engineering support. This IPO brings SpaceX, a 3D printing application giant, to Wall Street, marking that additive manufacturing has moved beyond prototype validation to real flight hardware. Its metal powder bed fusion technology route and capability to integrally print large aerospace-grade components provide a complete technical paradigm for commercial aerospace, spanning materials, processes, and batch production validation.