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NASDAQ:ASTS 2 February 2026 - 21 April 2026

Why Rocket Lab Stock Is Rising Again as Analysts Lift Targets and Golden Dome Spending Comes Into Focus

Why Rocket Lab Stock Is Rising Again as Analysts Lift Targets and Golden Dome Spending Comes Into Focus

Rocket Lab shares added nearly 2% in early Tuesday action, hitting $91.12 after wrapping up Monday at $89.46—well above Friday’s $84.80 finish. The stock has drawn attention as new Wall Street price targets and updated Pentagon budget numbers put the company’s defense-focused space segment in the spotlight. Rocket Lab’s role here is significant: it stands out as one of the scant publicly traded options for investors looking to ride the wave of increased U.S. military spending in orbit. On Tuesday, the Pentagon flagged “presidential priorities” in President Donald Trump’s $1.5 trillion fiscal 2027 defense proposal. Among them: Golden Dome, a missile-defense system that would integrate sensors, command infrastructure, and data networks across space and terrestrial platforms.
21 April 2026
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AST SpaceMobile BlueBird 7 Enters Off-Nominal Orbit After Blue Origin Launch, Clouding 2026 Rollout

AST SpaceMobile BlueBird 7 Enters Off-Nominal Orbit After Blue Origin Launch, Clouding 2026 Rollout

April 19, 2026, 11:39 EDT — Cape Canaveral, Florida. AST SpaceMobile’s BlueBird 7 satellite wound up in an off-nominal orbit—basically, not where it was supposed to be—after Sunday’s launch aboard Blue Origin’s New Glenn, a setback just as the Texas firm gears up for its 2026 network. Despite the unexpected trajectory, Blue Origin reported that AST confirmed the satellite’s power was on, and New Glenn’s first-stage booster, reused from an earlier flight, touched down at Cape Canaveral as planned.
19 April 2026
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Blue Origin Just Reused New Glenn — and Landed the Booster in a SpaceX Challenge

Blue Origin Just Reused New Glenn — and Landed the Booster in a SpaceX Challenge

Cape Canaveral, Florida, April 19, 2026, 09:46 EDT Blue Origin managed to bring back a reused New Glenn rocket booster in the Atlantic on Sunday, marking the first time it's pulled off this recovery following a second launch—a move that pushes its heavy-lift rocket closer to matching SpaceX’s Falcon 9. The 29-story booster blasted off from Cape Canaveral around 7:25 a.m. EDT, hauling AST SpaceMobile’s BlueBird 7 satellite skyward.
19 April 2026
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AST SpaceMobile Stock Slides as BlueBird 7 Launch Delay, Amazon-Globalstar Deal Test Bull Case

AST SpaceMobile Stock Slides as BlueBird 7 Launch Delay, Amazon-Globalstar Deal Test Bull Case

AST SpaceMobile slipped over 10% on Tuesday, giving up an early surge as the company pushed back its BlueBird 7 launch yet again, just as competition in the satellite-to-phone market gets more intense. Shares traded down 10.5% at $88.53 by midday, after kicking off the session at $103.00. AST’s latest step lands it right in the thick of the D2D satellite race—an area where regular smartphones can tap satellites directly, no extra gadgets required. Investors are watching closely: some point to AST’s first real revenue and its backlog of signed deals as encouraging signs, while others remain wary given the tight launch schedule and a valuation that doesn’t leave much room for missteps.
14 April 2026
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AST SpaceMobile Sets April 10 BlueBird 7 Target as Rocket Lab Notches ESA Launch After SpaceX IPO Buzz

AST SpaceMobile Sets April 10 BlueBird 7 Target as Rocket Lab Notches ESA Launch After SpaceX IPO Buzz

AST SpaceMobile has circled April 10 as the new date for its next major launch, landing just as Rocket Lab hits another operational first. Investors in both of these active U.S. space names now have more concrete updates to work with, instead of just chatter. Over the weekend, Blue Origin posted on X that its New Glenn-3 rocket is eyeing no earlier than April 10 for the BlueBird 7 mission with AST. Rocket Lab, for its part, said Friday that it wrapped up its inaugural dedicated launch for the European Space Agency.) It's notable, given both stocks had ridden the SpaceX IPO buzz last week. SpaceX could file its prospectus as early as this week or next, Reuters said March 24. Two days later, the outlet reported Elon Musk might allocate up to 30% of the IPO to retail buyers. Rocket Lab surged 10.3% on March 25, and AST, along with other space stocks, also pushed higher.
30 March 2026
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Space and Defense Stocks to Watch: Lockheed, Huntington Ingalls Rise Into Holiday Week; AST SpaceMobile Deal in Focus

Space and Defense Stocks to Watch: Lockheed, Huntington Ingalls Rise Into Holiday Week; AST SpaceMobile Deal in Focus

New York, February 15, 2026, 12:58 EST — The market has closed. Lockheed Martin and Huntington Ingalls, the shipbuilder, powered a late Friday rally in U.S. space and defense shares. The gains came as investors eyed new policy cues and geopolitical developments ahead of the long weekend.
15 February 2026
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Rocket Lab stock price drops 5% as space stocks slide; hypersonic test and Feb. 26 earnings loom

Rocket Lab stock price drops 5% as space stocks slide; hypersonic test and Feb. 26 earnings loom

New York, February 12, 2026, 18:13 EST — After-hours Rocket Lab Corporation finished Thursday’s session off 5.2%, settling at $66.01. After hours, a slight recovery brought shares to $66.13, up 0.2%. That makes for an 8% drop across the last three sessions. Roughly 18.2 million shares changed hands. The stock opened at $67.53 before hitting a session low of $63.87.
13 February 2026
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Defense and space stocks rally, but Trump’s buyback-dividend squeeze is the next test

Defense and space stocks rally, but Trump’s buyback-dividend squeeze is the next test

New York, Feb 7, 2026, 12:51 EST — Market closed. Space and defense names trading in the U.S. finished in the green Friday. The market’s focus, though, has shifted—earnings aren’t the spark this time, nor is fresh demand for missiles. Instead, investors are eyeing an upcoming Pentagon list that threatens to restrict buybacks and dividends for contractors failing to meet delivery targets.
7 February 2026
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Rocket Lab stock drops again today: RKLB slides as SpaceX-xAI buzz fades, Mars funding in focus

Rocket Lab stock drops again today: RKLB slides as SpaceX-xAI buzz fades, Mars funding in focus

NEW YORK, Feb 5, 2026, 12:14 — Regular session underway. Shares of Rocket Lab Corporation dropped nearly 6% on Thursday, hovering around $69 as the stock continued its recent slide affecting several space-related companies this week. By roughly 12:15 p.m. EST, the Nasdaq-listed stock was down 5.9% at $68.74, with about 11 million shares changing hands. This followed a 10% plunge in the previous session, according to MarketScreener data.
5 February 2026
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AST SpaceMobile stock slides 11% after AT&T’s Amazon Leo deal shakes satellite-to-phone trade

AST SpaceMobile stock slides 11% after AT&T’s Amazon Leo deal shakes satellite-to-phone trade

New York, February 4, 2026, 20:11 EST — The market has closed. AST SpaceMobile shares fell 10.6% to close at $103.50 on Wednesday, following AT&T’s announcement of a cloud-and-satellite deal with Amazon that rattled investors in the satellite-to-smartphone sector. The Nasdaq-listed stock hit an intraday low of $97.61, with roughly 20 million shares changing hands.
5 February 2026
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AST SpaceMobile (ASTS) stock jumps 6% as SpaceX-xAI merger lifts U.S. space shares

AST SpaceMobile (ASTS) stock jumps 6% as SpaceX-xAI merger lifts U.S. space shares

New York, February 3, 2026, 15:01 EST — Regular session Shares of AST SpaceMobile climbed roughly 6.3% to $111.11 by 2:46 p.m. EST Tuesday, after fluctuating between $105.82 and $116.60 earlier, with about 11.5 million shares changing hands. The stock followed a broader rally in U.S. space companies sparked by Elon Musk’s announcement that SpaceX will merge with xAI, valuing the combined entity at $1.25 trillion. Rocket Lab, Planet Labs, and Intuitive Machines also saw gains. Musk predicted that within two to three years, the most cost-effective way to power AI will be from space. Mark Boggett of Seraphim Space called the deal “the strongest validation yet that space will be the backbone of the next wave of AI.”
3 February 2026
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SpaceX buys Musk’s xAI in record $1.25 trillion deal as space stocks jump premarket

SpaceX buys Musk’s xAI in record $1.25 trillion deal as space stocks jump premarket

New York, February 3, 2026, 08:26 — Premarket SpaceX has snapped up Elon Musk’s AI startup xAI, merging its rocket and satellite operations with the creators of the Grok chatbot. A source close to the deal pegged SpaceX’s valuation at $1 trillion and xAI’s at $250 billion—up from recent secondary-market estimates around $800 billion and $230 billion, respectively. xAI investors will get 0.1433 SpaceX shares per xAI share, the source added, with some execs able to cash out at $75.46 per share. PitchBook analyst Ali Javaheri highlighted Starlink as a “cash flow engine” amid LSEG data showing this is now the biggest M&A deal ever, beating Vodafone’s 2000 Mannesmann acquisition.
3 February 2026
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AST SpaceMobile (ASTS) stock slides as BlueBird 7 launch clock ticks — what to watch next

AST SpaceMobile (ASTS) stock slides as BlueBird 7 launch clock ticks — what to watch next

New York, Feb 2, 2026, 12:39 EST — Regular session AST SpaceMobile shares dropped roughly 4% Monday, down $4.47 to $106.74 as of 12:39 p.m. EST. The Nasdaq climbed about 0.9%, and the S&P 500 gained around 0.6%. The stock swung between $104.31 and $114.09 on volume near 7.4 million shares. The slide came after Pomerantz LLP announced it was probing claims on behalf of investors.
2 February 2026
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