Tag: space stocks

Blue Origin Wants to Go Public. Its Real Challenge Is Proving It Can Scale.
Future Tech • October 12, 2026

Blue Origin Wants to Go Public. Its Real Challenge Is Proving It Can Scale.

Jeff Bezos has spent 26 years building a space company with the financial patience of a billionaire and the ambitions of a national space program. Now Blue Origin is preparing for something that could fundamentally change how the business operates: outside shareholders. On October 8, Bezos confirmed that Blue Origin had completed its first external […]

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Rocket Lab’s $8 Billion Iridium Deal Is Really About Escaping SpaceX’s Gravity
Future Tech • September 2, 2026

Rocket Lab’s $8 Billion Iridium Deal Is Really About Escaping SpaceX’s Gravity

Rocket Lab has spent years building rockets, spacecraft, satellite components and the infrastructure required to put things into orbit. Now it wants something arguably more valuable: the recurring revenue generated after those things get there. That is the strategic logic behind Rocket Lab’s proposed acquisition of Iridium Communications, an approximately $8 billion enterprise-value transaction announced […]

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The Week the Market Stopped Buying the Story
Market Pulse • August 24, 2026

The Week the Market Stopped Buying the Story

Last week, the market did not collapse. It did something more interesting. It began separating stories from evidence. The major US indices ended the week lower as rising long-term bond yields reminded investors that capital still has a price. The S&P 500 lost around 2%, the Dow fell roughly 3% and the Nasdaq declined about […]

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The “SpaceX Halo” Is Fading for Smaller Space Stocks
Future Tech • August 18, 2026

The “SpaceX Halo” Is Fading for Smaller Space Stocks

Space has become one of the market’s easiest stories to sell. Rockets land themselves. Satellite constellations multiply. Governments want more orbital infrastructure. And above it all sits SpaceX, the company that turned reusable launch vehicles from science-fiction wallpaper into something approaching industrial routine. The problem starts when investors confuse a great industry story with a […]

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FLY, LUNR and RKLB: Why Space Stocks Sold Off After the SpaceX Shock
Future Tech • June 25, 2026

FLY, LUNR and RKLB: Why Space Stocks Sold Off After the SpaceX Shock

The private space trade just got a brutal reminder: rockets go up, but stocks do not have to. Firefly Aerospace, Intuitive Machines and Rocket Lab have all become retail-market favorites in the new space economy, riding a wave of enthusiasm around launch services, lunar infrastructure, defense contracts and satellite demand. But yesterday’s sell-off showed the […]

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Why Intuitive Machines Stock Is Suddenly Moonshotting
Future Tech • May 29, 2026

Why Intuitive Machines Stock Is Suddenly Moonshotting

Intuitive Machines is having one of those market moments where space stocks stop behaving like industrial companies and start behaving like rocket fuel. Shares of Intuitive Machines, trading under the ticker LUNR, jumped sharply on May 29, with the stock quoted around $45.70, up more than 13% intraday. For a lunar infrastructure company still trying […]

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SpaceX IPO Fever Is Turning Markets Into Star Wars
AI Industry • May 27, 2026

SpaceX IPO Fever Is Turning Markets Into Star Wars

SpaceX has not just entered the IPO conversation. It has dragged the whole market into hyperspace. The reported SpaceX listing, potentially targeting a valuation around $1.75 trillion, is already being treated as more than a financial event. It is a cultural flare in the sky: Elon Musk, reusable rockets, Starlink, Mars, orbital data centres, AI […]

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