SpaceX Opened the IPO Window. Who’s Next? | Jeff Thomas, Nasdaq

SpaceX’s public debut marked more than a record-setting IPO. It opened a new chapter for the space economy and the companies looking to follow it into the public markets. In this SpaceIQ Q2 2026 conversation, Space Capital Founder and CEO Chad Anderson sits down with Jeff Thomas, Executive Vice President, Chief Revenue Officer, and Global Head of Listings at Nasdaq, to discuss what happened behind the scenes at SpaceX’s historic listing and what it signals for the broader market. Thomas takes us inside the opening bell at Starbase, explains what investors are looking for from companies preparing to go public, and discusses the growing intersection between space, AI, defense, communications, and public-market capital. As more space companies reach the scale required to access public markets, the question is shifting from whether the IPO window will reopen to who is ready to walk through it. Learn more about Space Capital and the Q2 2026 SpaceIQ at spacecapital.com. #SpaceX #Nasdaq #SpaceEconomy #IPO #SpaceTech #Investing