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SpaceX's Starship reached orbit, but its one-orbit limits could boost dedicated launch firms like Rocket Lab and Firefly.

The Pentagon is pouring nearly $60 billion into space, and two very different companies are racing to grab their share. One sells intelligence from orbit, the other builds the machines that get there, and only one of them looks underpriced for what comes next.

Rocket Lab shares are fluctuating Tuesday as investors assess the company's $8 billion acquisition and government contract opportunities.

Starship pulled off one of the most ambitious orbital missions in history on Monday morning, and investors sold the stock anyway. The reason says something important about how Wall Street actually prices a company worth over a trillion dollars.

AST SpaceMobile's board just adopted a severance plan covering its top executives, and retail traders are treating it as a buyout signal. But a closer look at the filing raises a different question about what the company is actually signaling.

Rocket Lab is positioned to become an end-to-end space company following the Iridium acquisition, unlocking new growth and market opportunities. Learn more about RKLB stock here.

Rocket Lab Corporation (RKLB) reached $72.19 at the closing of the latest trading day, reflecting a -2.38% change compared to its last close.

Detailed price information for Rocket Lab Corp (RKLB-Q) from The Globe and Mail including charting and trades.

Rocket Lab Stock slips premarket as investors weigh Iridium funding, recent catalysts and broader pressure on growth stocks.

Rocket Lab Corporation (NASDAQ:RKLB) shares are trading lower Monday premarket, down about 1%, as aerospace and defense names slide—led by a sharper drop in Boeing (NYSE:BA), pressuring the group. Separately, Rocket Lab recently completed its 97th Electron launch, delivering a Synspective satellite, according to Benzinga Pro. The Catalyst Rocket Lab appears to be moving in sympathy with a weaker aerospace tape, with Boeing down 2.57%, alongside declines in Howmet Aerospace (down 0.64%) and Gener

Cathie Wood’s Ark Invest boosted its technology, biotechnology, and space exposure last week, led by purchases of more than 51K shares of Meta Platforms (META) worth $38.2M and roughly 360K shares of Rocket Lab (RKLB) worth $25.9M.

A critical shareholder vote took place on Thursday.

Key TakeawaysIridium stockholders approved Rocket Lab’s cash-and-stock takeover on September 24, with 99. 6% of votes cast in favor, leaving regulatory approvals as the main hurdle before a targeted mid-2027 close.

Space Exploration Technologies Corp. (NASDAQ:SPCX) has reportedly stopped accepting new reservations for Falcon 9 rideshare missions, its most reliable and commercially dominant rocket, as it bets that Starship will be ready to fill the resulting capacity gap. It is a bold bet on Starship, the vehicle Elon Musk has described as “a fork in the […]

One Wall Street analyst has broken ranks with a target that would nearly double Rocket Lab's battered stock, but execution on a single make-or-break milestone stands between bulls and that payoff.

Rocket Lab (RKLB) stock rises as Iridium shareholders approve its deal. Explore funding, key technical levels & analyst targets.

Rocket Lab is accelerating its evolution into a vertically integrated space infrastructure platform with the strategic acquisition of Iridium. Learn more about RKLB stock here.

Nearly 100% of votes cast backed the acquisition, bringing Rocket Lab closer to completing its planned purchase of Iridium.

Rocket Lab shares are rising Thursday. The company won a spot on a Space Force contract vehicle worth up to $981 million.

Three pure-play space stocks are surging in unison with no company-specific headlines to explain the move, and the reason behind the coordinated bid reveals something important about where sector money is rotating right now.

Redwire, Rocket Lab and Firefly won spots on the Space Force’s $981M NITE-STAR contract for test and training tools through 2036.

ARK Invest just rotated out of the world's most valuable company to load up on a loss-making space startup trading at 58 times sales. The reasoning reveals something important about how ARK thinks the next decade of infrastructure gets built.

ARK Invest bought another $25 million of Rocket Lab shares as the company approaches its 97th Electron launch and prepares for its next major growth phase.

Rocket Lab (NasdaqGS:RKLB) is positioning its Neutron rocket for medium-lift missions as SpaceX prepares to wind down Falcon 9 later this decade. SpaceX plans to shift launch focus toward its heavy-lift Starship system, which is designed for payloads far larger than Falcon 9 missions. Neutron targets a similar payload class to Falcon 9 and already carries a meaningful backlog of booked launches from commercial and government customers. The potential opening created by Falcon 9’s eventual...

Rocket Lab Corporation (NASDAQ:RKLB) shares rose 8% on September 21 to close at $69.89, their best single-day performance in nearly two months, before rallying another 2% overnight as CEO Peter Beck laid out his fullest public case yet for why acquiring Iridium Communications Inc. (NASDAQ:IRDM) isn’t just another space-industry merger, but rather a rebranding of […]

While one space company grabs the headlines, two others are quietly building the infrastructure behind the entire industry's growth.

Cathie Wood's ARK Invest firm on Tuesday bought $25 million shares of Rocket Lab stock. Analyst praises revenue opportunities.

A steep sell-off could turn Rocket Lab into a compelling buy.

CEO Peter Beck estimated Rocket Lab could have deployed Iridium’s constellation for about $350 million instead of $3 billion.

Ark Invest bought Rocket Lab shares across three ETFs while trimming Alphabet on Tuesday, Sept. 22, 2026.

Rocket Lab Corporation (RKLB) closed the most recent trading day at $71.98, moving +2.99% from the previous trading session.

Rocket Lab Stock Surges as Defense Deals and Iridium Funding Fuel Momentum

SpaceX is winding down Falcon 9 as launch demand outpaces supply, potentially opening a window for Rocket Lab’s Neutron.