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Private space invaders: Skyroot's perfect debut validates India Inc’s space push - repeat launches will prove the model

Vikram-1, India's first private orbital rocket, successfully launched carrying multiple payloads. This marks a significant milestone for India's burgeoning space sector. The launch was enabled by government policy and ISRO's infrastructure support. Private companies are now poised to serve the small satellite market. This event positions India among nations with…

The Economic Times

Pawan Kumar Chandana: Meet India's Elon Musk, the Skyroot CEO who once scored 50 in maths and is now sending Vikram-1 into space

Pawan Kumar Chandana: Skyroot Aerospace CEO and co-founder Pawan Kumar Chandana, a child who was once bad at maths, is now the head of this ambitious space company. If Skyroot is successful, it will be in a very small club of private space companies in the world. The launch is…

The Economic Times

Why Piper Sandler Likes AST SpaceMobile (ASTS) Stock Over Other Space Stocks

Piper Sandler issued a bullish note in favor of AST SpaceMobile stock. Here’s why analyst Alexander Potter recommends buying ASTS shares.

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Buy ASTS, Watch SpaceX and Rocket Lab From the Launch Pad: Piper Sandler's Space Playbook

Piper Sandler is planting its flag in the new space trade with a clear pecking order: AST SpaceMobile (NASDAQ:ASTS) gets the Overweight nod, while SpaceX (NASDAQ:SPCX) and Rocket Lab Corp. (NASDAQ:RKLB) are kept in neutral orbit as richly valued rocket primes whose multi‑year upside already looks priced in.

Benzinga

Watch Archimedes burn! Rocket Lab fires up engine for its powerful next-gen Neutron launcher (video)

Rocket Lab recently performed a full-duration static fire test with the engine that will power the second stage of its powerful new Neutron launch vehicle.

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3 Space Stocks That Could Outshine SpaceX After Its IPO

SpaceX stock has fallen since its IPO, but Rocket Lab, AST SpaceMobile and Intuitive Machines offer alternative space plays, each with distinct growth catalysts and risks.

MarketBeat

CEOs Sell Millions Worth of These 3 Big Name Stocks—What It Means for Investors

CEOs at Casey's, Rocket Lab and RH sold millions in shares recently, but context suggests the moves reflect diversification rather than clear bearish signals for investors.

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Rocket Lab’s Stock Drop Comes With a Bullish Twist

Rocket Lab stock is down 45% from its peak, but a record-fast Space Force launch, Morgan Stanley's $293 bull case, and the Iridium deal highlight bullish fundamentals ahead of Aug. 6 earnings.

MarketBeat

Rocket Lab’s Iridium Deal Signals New Era of Space Industry Consolidation

Rocket Lab Corp.’s (NASDAQ:RKLB) proposed $8 billion acquisition of Iridium Communications Inc. (NASDAQ:IRDM) highlights a growing push toward consolidation and vertical integration across the satellite and space-connectivity industry, according to Counterpoint.

Benzinga

Rocket Lab Just Changed Its Growth Story With One Bold $8B Deal

This blockbuster acquisition gives Rocket Lab something it lacked before.

Barchart

These Stocks Could Win as Wall Street Looks Beyond AI Software

As AI software multiples compress, institutional capital is rotating into aviation, space, and energy hardware stocks including JOBY, RKLB, LUNR, ASTS, and FCEL.

MarketBeat

Rocket Lab buys Iridium in an $8 billion deal to build the most formidable rival to Musk's SpaceX — will it change the Ukraine war?

Rocket Lab's $8 billion Iridium acquisition creates a vertically integrated satellite company spanning launch, spacecraft and communications networks.

TechRadar

1 private spacecraft intercepts another on Space Force's groundbreaking 'Victus Haze' mission

A U.S. Space Force mission pitting two satellites against each other has completed the organization's first tactical intercept of an orbital target.

Space

Why Analysts Think Rocket Lab Stock Can Gain Another 50% from Here

Rocket Lab could likely soar 50% from this level even though the competition heats up.

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Planet Labs Rallies on Renewed Optimism in Space Stocks Following the Rocket Lab-Iridium Partnership

Investor interest in the broader space sector is reignited. Planet Labs PBC rallied over 15% after Rocket Lab announced its $8 billion acquisition of Iridium Communications.

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Rocket Lab aborts launch of Japanese Earth-observing radar satellite at last second

Rocket Lab tried to launch its eighth mission for the Japanese Earth-imaging company iQPS on Thursday (June 30), but the attempt ended in an abort.

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Rocket Lab Is Acquiring Iridium for $8 Billion. What That Means for RKLB Stock Now.

The combined entity will be an end-to-end space company.

MarketBeat

Rocket Lab Defies Gravity With $8B Buyout

Rocket Lab agreed to acquire Iridium Communications in an $8 billion cash-and-stock deal, adding recurring telecom revenue and L-band spectrum to its launch business.

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SpaceX Has a New Rival: Rocket Lab's $8 Billion Deal Challenges Starlink's Dominance

Rocket Lab's $8B acquisition of Iridium Communications positions it against SpaceX's Starlink in satellite-to-phone connectivity. Learn about the impact on mobile signals and investor opportunities.

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'The start of a new era': Rocket Lab buying satellite-communications company Iridium for $8 billion

California-based launch company Rocket Lab has inked a landmark $8 billion deal to acquire long-time satellite communications giant Iridium.

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IRDM Stock Soars as Investors Cheer Rocket Lab's Acquisition of Iridium

Iridium Communications stock soars as Rocket Lab agrees to buy the company at a significant premium. But is there any further upside left in IRDM shares? Let’s find out!

Barchart

The $8 Billion Reason Rocket Lab Is Up Today

Rocket Lab shares rally as management announces acquisition of Iridium Communications. Here’s why the deal is bullish for RKLB shares.

The Economic Times

Rocket Lab buys Iridium in $8 billion deal, to expand beyond launches

The deal accelerates a long-time push beyond launch services by adding an established satellite network, globally coordinated spectrum and a customer base - capabilities ‌that could ⁠have taken ⁠Rocket Lab several years and billions of dollars to build.

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RKLB Stock Alert: Rocket Lab Reaches New Milestone With 10th Consecutive Successful Launch

Rocket Lab stock rallied today on news of its 10th consecutive successful Electron rocket launch. But is there any further upside left in RKLB shares? Let’s find out.

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Rocket Lab's NASA Win Tests Key Support After Sharp Pullback

NASA selected Rocket Lab for three Electron launches starting in 2027, a contract win that arrives as RKLB stock trades nearly 46% below its May 52-week high.

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