The Latest Breaking News from Rocket Lab

On CNBC's “Mad Money Lightning Round,” Jim Cramer said Rocket Lab Corporation (NASDAQ:RKLB) is a buy, adding that it is “one of the hottest stocks in the universe.”

RKLB has surged nearly 700% over the past year as the company evolves from a niche satellite launch provider into a vertically integrated aerospace leader.

American companies launched 21 commercial space missions in June 2025, which was a new record for a single month, according to the Federal Aviation Administration.

Rocket Lab Corp (NASDAQ:RKLB) shares are trading higher Monday after the company announced its fastest launch turnaround time with the successful launch of its 68th Electron mission.

Rocket Lab was selected by the ESA to launch a dedicated Electron mission, marking a milestone in supporting Europe’s future low-Earth orbit navigation system.

Rocket Lab launched an Electron rocket from New Zealand on June 26. The rocket carried a trio of radio frequency geolocation satellites and one experimental payload into a polar orbit.

Rocket Lab pushes to record high, AeroVironment, Joby Aviation rally on wave of defense, aerospace news.

In 2006, a young rocket enthusiast from New Zealand traveled to the United States to show off his experiments to NASA. He was hoping to walk away with an internship, but he was instead escorted off the premises.

The last frontier is now an opportunity for finance. Once the playground of state space agencies, the region has turned into a robust environment for private enterprise, ranging from agile satellite-launch ventures to ambitious space-tech platforms. The industry has been warming up for quite some time, but it’s recent developments…