Former SpaceX welder becomes a millionaire after historic IPO
Before Juan Hernandez became a welder at SpaceX, he had never heard of the company. "It was just another contract job for me at the time," he told CBS News correspondent Jo Ling Kent in a broadcast exclusive interview. Now, just over 10 years later, that leap of faith is paying off following the company's $75 billion initial public offering. Hernandez, who now works at Jeff Bezos-owned rocket startup Blue Origin, has roughly 6,500 SpaceX shares. On Friday, SpaceX stock closed at $160.95, valuing his holdings at $1,046,175. SpaceX shares started trading on the Nasdaq late Friday morning under the...


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