The SpaceX IPO broke Robinhood for some people

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Robinhood users attempting to trade SpaceX shares during the company's initial public offering encountered technical glitches that prevented some from executing their transactions. The outage affected an unknown number of retail investors hoping to participate in what was expected to be a high-demand debut. SpaceX's IPO generated significant interest from the retail trading community, but the platform's infrastructure struggles highlight persistent reliability concerns for the brokerage app. Robinhood has faced similar technical failures during previous high-volume trading events, raising questions about its ability to handle peak demand.