Rocket Lab Stock (RKLB) Hits a Record High After a Landmark $816M Missile-Tracking Satellite Deal: News, Forecasts, and What’s Next (Dec. 20, 2025)
December 20, 2025 — Rocket Lab Corporation (NASDAQ: RKLB) is ending the week with the kind of headline every growth stock dreams about: a record close, a major U.S. national security contract, and renewed investor focus on the company’s longer-term “make-or-break” catalyst—Neutron, its next-generation medium-lift rocket. Shares surged into Friday’s close (the last trading session before today’s weekend), closing at $70.52, up 17.7% on the day and marking a new record. The move followed Rocket Lab’s announcement of its largest contract to date, a prime award tied to the U.S. Space Force’s proliferated missile-warning and missile-defense satellite architecture. MarketWatch+1 Below