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# Employees make plans for a windfall as SpaceX shares are unlocked

Employees make plans for a windfall as SpaceX shares are unlockedClose

As SpaceX's shares are unlocked Thursday, some early employees who received thousands of stock options as part of their compensation packages could see a massive windfall. The BBC's Samira Hussain explains.

[Read more about one former employee who's renovating a brewery in Italy.](/news/articles/cm2g0j3y339o)

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