$Rocket Lab USA, Inc.(RKLB)$’s new US Space Force award demonstrates that the company is developing a second launch franchise alongside its established orbital business. The contract is strategically meaningful, although the valuation still assumes substantial future execution. The Space Force awarded Rocket Lab a firm-fixed-price contract worth as much as $266 million for 12 suborbital launch vehicles, with an option for six additional vehicles. Launches are expected from Alaska’s Pacific Spaceport Complex, and $112 million was initially obligated. The award occurred on July 21 and was reported publicly on July 22. GovConWire’s contract report details the quantity, structure and funding. The missions will use HASTE, a suborbital derivative of Roc
SpaceX Slides 6.7% Ahead of Aug. 4 Earnings — Is the Bubble Bursting?
SpaceX fell 6.70% to $115.26, with a Wall Street analyst publicly challenging bull-case logic as the August 4 earnings test approaches and shares trade roughly 47% below their peak. Tesla's latest results confirmed ~$1 billion in SpaceX equity gains, underscoring still-elevated private-market valuations. Is this panic-driven overselling, or the early transmission of a primary-market bubble into public equity prices?
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