Investors flocked to SpaceX after its blockbuster market debut, lifting Musk’s net worth above $1 trillion and into the record books.

Elon Musk’s rocket company SpaceX will make its debut on Wall Street Friday and both institutional and retail investors are expected to gobble up the 555.6 million shares going up for sale at $135 api

After months of waiting, SpaceX is now a public company. The stock climbed 31% above its offering price at at one point on the Nasdaq. Bloomberg's Yahaira Anand was there for opening bell and has more.

Market analyst Cory Johnson tells Inside Politics that Musk “sells a dream, and he’s sold it better than anyone in the history of mankind.” SpaceX is the latest dream Musk is selling, and retail investors’ response to that pitch has pushed his net worth over $1 trillion,

The company's shares started trading at $150 each (£112) shortly before noon eastern time, above the company's estimated listing price of $135.

SpaceX shares opened at $150 on Friday, 11% above their $135 offering price, after the company completed the largest initial public offering in history.

Investors will get their first chance to trade shares of Elon Musk's space company after the market opens at 9:30 a.m. ET.

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