Why Rocket Lab Stock Is Skyrocketing Today [Yahoo! Finance]
Rocket Lab USA, Inc. (RKLB)
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Similarly, it nearly equals the company's existing backlog of $1.1 billion. Most importantly, it reinforces the notion that Rocket Lab is an end-to-end space company, not just a rocket launch business. These 10 stocks could mint the next wave of millionaires › Shares of quickly growing launch services and space systems leader Rocket Lab USA (NASDAQ: RKLB) have soared 16% higher as of 1 p.m. ET on Friday after the company landed its largest contract so far. The Space Development Agency awarded Rocket Lab with a firm fixed-price agreement potentially worth $805 million to deliver 18 missile warning, tracking, and defense space vehicles. This is not just a significant financial win for the company, but also demonstrates its growing importance alongside traditional defense primes, as it was selected with Lockheed Martin L3Harris Technologies , and Northrop Grumman for the task. The new deal comes just one day after Rocket Lab successfully launched the STP-300 mission for the U.S.
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- Rocket Lab Awarded $816M Prime Contract to Build Missile- Defense Satellite Constellation for U.S. Space ForceGlobeNewswire
- BofA Suggests Rocket Lab is Operating in a Space Industry Ripe for Consolidation, Forecasting a ‘Winner-Take-Most' Outcome [Yahoo! Finance]Yahoo! Finance
- Path Robotics Announces New Appointments to Board of Directors to Support Accelerated Growth [Yahoo! Finance]Yahoo! Finance
- Rocket Lab Executes Successful Launch of STP-S30 Mission for the Department of WarGlobeNewswire
- Rocket Lab Schedules Launch for U.S. Space Force’s STP-S30 Mission, Brings Launch Forward By Several MonthsGlobeNewswire
RKLB
Earnings
- 11/10/25 - Beat
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Sec Filings
- 12/19/25 - Form 144
- 12/19/25 - Form 144
- 12/19/25 - Form 144
- RKLB's page on the SEC website