SPCX Jumps 15.8% as Lock-Up Fears Fade and Cursor Deal Close Nears

SpaceX shares surged 15.8% on August 8, 2026, as the stock kept building on its post-lock-up rebound with no sign of the feared insider sell-off materializing. Investors also pointed to growing anticipation that SpaceX's previously announced $60 billion stock-for-stock acquisition of AI coding startup Cursor (Anysphere) could formally close within days. The rally came the same week SpaceX marked its 50th orbital launch from the West Coast in 2026, with a Falcon 9 Starlink mission lifting off from Vandenberg Space Force Base.