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      <securitiesClassTitle>Class A Common Stock, $0.001 par value per share</securitiesClassTitle>
      <eventDateRequiresFilingThisStatement>06/30/2026</eventDateRequiresFilingThisStatement>
      <issuerInfo>
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        <issuerName>Space Exploration Technologies Corp.</issuerName>
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          <com:city>Starbase</com:city>
          <com:stateOrCountry>TX</com:stateOrCountry>
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      <reportingPersonName>Elon R. Musk</reportingPersonName>
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        <issuerName>Space Exploration Technologies Corp.</issuerName>
        <issuerPrincipalExecutiveOfficeAddress>1 Rocket Road, Starbase, Texas 78521</issuerPrincipalExecutiveOfficeAddress>
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        <filingPersonName>Elon R. Musk</filingPersonName>
        <principalBusinessOfficeOrResidenceAddress>c/o Space Exploration Technologies Corp., 1 Rocket Road, Starbase, Texas 78521</principalBusinessOfficeOrResidenceAddress>
        <citizenship>United States</citizenship>
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        <amountBeneficiallyOwned>6,418,547,515 shares of Class A common stock, par value $0.001 per share (the "Class A Common Stock"), of Space Exploration Technologies Corp. (the "Issuer"), which includes (i) 849,494,440 shares of Class A Common Stock held of record by trusts where Elon R. Musk (the "Reporting Person") serves as trustee, (ii) 3,916,980,790 shares of Class B common stock, par value $0.001 per share, of the Issuer (the "Class B Common Stock") held of record by trusts where the Reporting Person serves as trustee, (iii) 1,302,072,285 shares of restricted Class B Common Stock issued to and held of record by the Reporting Person, which may be voted by the Reporting Person and the vesting of which is subject to the satisfaction of certain performance and other conditions (the "Restricted Class B Common Stock"), and (iv) 350,000,000 shares of Class B Common Stock issuable to the Reporting Person upon exercise of options (the "Class B Options").

Each share of Class B Common Stock is convertible at any time at the option of the holder into one share of Class A Common Stock and has no expiration date. In addition, subject to certain exceptions and pursuant to the terms of the Issuer's certificate of formation, each share of Class B Common Stock will convert automatically into one share of Class A Common Stock upon any sale or certain transfers of such share of Class B Common Stock. Each share of Class A Common Stock will entitle its holder to one vote per share, and each share of Class B Common Stock will entitle its holder to 10 votes per share.

The Class B Options are exercisable within 60 days of June 30, 2026.</amountBeneficiallyOwned>
        <classPercent>48.4%; the percent of class beneficially owned by the Reporting Person was calculated assuming 7,696,293,669 shares of Class A Common Stock outstanding as of July 28, 2026, as disclosed in the Issuer's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the fiscal quarter ended June 30, 2026, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on August 4, 2026, plus (i) 3,916,980,790 shares of Class A Common Stock issuable upon conversion of the Class B Common Stock held of record by trusts where the Reporting Person serves as trustee, (ii) 1,302,072,285 shares of Class A Common Stock issuable upon conversion of the Restricted Class B Common Stock, and (iii) 350,000,000 shares of Class A Common Stock issuable upon the exercise of the Class B Options.</classPercent>
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        <notApplicableFlag>Y</notApplicableFlag>
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    <signatureInformation>
      <reportingPersonName>Elon R. Musk</reportingPersonName>
      <signatureDetails>
        <signature>/s/ Elon R. Musk</signature>
        <title>Elon R. Musk</title>
        <date>08/13/2026</date>
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