Why some Australian investors will risk punting on Musk’s $2.5 trillion space vision

June 8, 2026 — 4:18pm

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Yee-haw! Elon Musk is offering Australian investors their own special opportunity to buy a small piece of his wild space dream – the listing of his $US1.77 trillion ($2.5 trillion), YES TRILLION, SpaceX.

This is one for the adrenaline junkies. It’s a ride without a harness, airbags or safety nets, and few road rules.

The Australian corporate regulator has even required some modifications in a special Australian addendum to the SpaceX prospectus – so that Australian investors get an extra layer of warnings about how they could potentially lose their money in the SpaceX float, which is scheduled for this week.

As leading Australian retail broker, Commonwealth Bank has even come to the party, enabling those with CommSec accounts to take part in the raising or trade shares once listed.

So it is off to the races for the Musk believers, who appreciate that no matter how many times his big promises have not been met, some of them have.

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