Rocket Lab Stock Is Up 330% Over the Past Year. The SpaceX IPO Threatens to Rock the Boat.

Rocket Lab’s incredible rally has made it a space stock favorite, but SpaceX’s blockbuster IPO could steal the spotlight.
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Virgin Galactic Surges 14%, Rocket Lab Gains 6% as SpaceX IPO Roadshow Fuels the Space Trade

Space stocks are catching a strong updraft in midday trading. Virgin Galactic (NYSE:SPCE) stock is up 14% to $4.87, while Rocket Lab (NASDAQ:RKLB | RKLB Price Prediction) stock is climbing 6% to around $122.

Got $5,000? Rocket Lab Stock Could Be the Space Launch Upstart Investors Kick Themselves for Ignoring by 2035

Rocket Lab may be just getting started. In Q1 2026, the company says it signed more launch contracts than in all of 2025. The company has added 31 Electron launches to its backlog and signed a contract for five launches of its new Neutron rocket.

The ‘Devil’s Venom’ Led to the Deadliest Rocket Disaster in History—and to a 30-Year Cover-Up

A Soviet R-16 intercontinental ballistic missile exploded on the launchpad, killing around 100 people.
The Economist

Rocket goes boom; so do moon plans

ROCKET LAUNCHES are always spectacular, but this was something else. On May 28th Blue Origin, a rocket firm owned by Jeff Bezos, was testing one of its New Glenn rockets at Cape Canaveral, in Florida.
The Motley Fool

Where will Rocket Lab be in 5 years?

Is Rocket Lab a viable alternative? Founded in 2006 and going public through a merger with a special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) in 2021, Rocket Lab is one of the few ways investors can get direct access to the rocket launch services industry ...