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Rocket Lab is a defense contractor now, specializing in missile defense.

Space stocks are bleeding out on a day when their home sector is flashing green, and the reason why reveals a hidden fault line running through every high-flying name in the group.

RKLB expands responsive launch capabilities with GHOST, a deployable system designed to support orbital and suborbital missions worldwide.

A top Bernstein analyst just made a bold call on SpaceX that hinges on a single unproven technology going orbital, and the revenue numbers attached to that bet are staggering enough to pull Rocket Lab into the conversation too.

After a historic retreat, are space stocks finally cheap enough to buy again?

Intuitive Machines shares rose over 8% after a $600 million satellite contract expanded its backlog to $1.8 billion, prompting a Stifel upgrade and stronger revenue guidance.

A hiker outside cell range can still send a text for help, thanks to a satellite network most people never think about. Rocket Lab Corp. (RKLB) builds pieces of that network, and on Sunday, Aug. 16, it confirmed that eight satellites it built for MDA Space have reached orbit and begun operating, ...

Revenue surged 62% YoY to $234M as backlog hit $2.36B on major Space Force contracts.
Rocket Lab has joined the U.S. Space Force's $981 million NITE-STAR indefinite-delivery, indefinite-quantity contract to support space test and training infrastructure.

A top market strategist just called out the biggest risk hiding inside Anthropic's upcoming IPO, and it has nothing to do with the quality of the company or its technology.
Viasat chose Rocket Lab to supply its Lightning-GEO satellite bus earlier on Monday.

Rocket Lab shares rose Monday after the company announced it was selected to build a satellite bus—essentially the frame of a satellite—for the U.S. Space Force. Viasat selected Rocket Lab to build the satellite bus for the Space Force’s Protected Tactical SATCOM-Global program, which uses commercial providers for secure satellite communications for military use. It’s a nice win for Rocket Lab, and illustrates how the commercial space business is growing and changing.

The stock has risen by more than 85% in the past 12 months.

Rocket Lab delivered record growth and a record backlog before Neutron has even flown, showing the company has become more than a bet on its next big rocket.

At first glance, stock indexes look muted today. But under the surface, many of the names that have become synonymous with the AI trade are making big strides today, likely helped by a late-Friday Bloomberg report that Anthropic's second-quarter revenue rose 14-fold.

Viasat Inc. (NASDAQ:VSAT) has chosen Rocket Lab Corporation (NASDAQ:RKLB) to provide the satellite bus for a spacecraft being developed under the U.

A surprise authorization on a massive satellite program sent Intuitive Machines surging while every space peer sat completely still, raising a pointed question about what this company knows that the rest of the sector does not.

US stock futures are treading water this morning, with traders caught between the Federal Reserve's next move and a fresh batch of retail earnings. Dow futures dipped 0.2%, the S&P 500 nudged up 0.1% after a third straight weekly gain, and the Nasdaq-100 added 0.5%. It's a quieter week...

Rocket Lab Corporation (NASDAQ:RKLB) stock traded nearly 1% higher during Monday’s premarket session as technology stocks gained. Nasdaq futures rose 0.42%, while S&P 500 futures added 0.13%. The stock has posted a strong run over the past year. Investors are now watching whether it can build on that advance and reclaim key intermediate-term levels. Advances $143 Million MDA Space Deal Separately, Rocket Lab said Sunday that eight satellite platforms it built for MDA Space Ltd. (NYSE:MDA) succes

Rocket Lab (NasdaqGS:RKLB) successfully launched and deployed eight satellites for MDA Space to support Globalstar's direct to device constellation. The mission marks the first batch in a larger multi satellite deployment under a significant contract with MDA Space and Globalstar. The flight highlights Rocket Lab's role as a vertically integrated partner providing both satellite manufacturing and launch services for commercial customers. This kind of contract backed satellite and launch...

Rocket Lab’s Q2 performance reflected notable revenue growth, driven by strong momentum in its Space Systems segment and a surge in contract bookings from both government and commercial customers. Despite better-than-expected top line and non-GAAP earnings results, the market reacted negatively, with management attributing some margin pressure to integration costs from the Mynaric acquisition and a shift in business mix. CEO Peter Beck highlighted the company’s expanding backlog and key wins in

Space company Rocket Lab (Rocket Lab USA Inc (NASDAQ:RKLB) has successfully launched eight satellite platforms built for MDA (TSX:MDA) Space to replenish Globalstar’s existing communications constellation. The satellites launched on 15 August from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station at 9.12pm...
The satellites will support Globalstar’s direct-to-device communications and IoT services.

Earnings results often indicate what direction a company will take in the months ahead. With Q2 behind us, let’s have a look at Rocket Lab (NASDAQ:RKLB) and its peers.

You would have made a pretty penny.

A space ETF built its entire pitch around getting retail investors into SpaceX before the IPO. Then SpaceX went public, and suddenly the fund had to justify its existence on completely different terms.

SCHG, VUG, and QQQ each take a different structural approach to large-cap growth, and those differences compound into a significant performance gap over ten years. One fund has a defensible claim as the best vehicle for the AI era, but the case involves real tradeoffs most investors overlook.

Rocket Lab Corporation (NASDAQ:RKLB) shares continued to decline on Tuesday after falling roughly 7% in extended trading Monday. The decline came despite second-quarter revenue climbing 62% to a record $234 million and exceeding Wall Street expectations. The market focused on what changed beyond the headline result. Rocket Lab Corporation (NASDAQ:RKLB) previously targeted Neutron’s inaugural flight […]
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