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Space Industry 5 October 2025 - 14 November 2025

Rocket Lab Shares Rebound; $2.36 Billion Backlog Offset by Neutron Launch Delay Concerns
Rocket Lab (RKLB) soars after Q3 beat: record $155M revenue, stronger margins and 2026 Neutron launch in sight — Nov. 11, 2025

Rocket Lab (RKLB) soars after Q3 beat: record $155M revenue, stronger margins and 2026 Neutron launch in sight — Nov. 11, 2025

Rocket Lab shares are rallying into Tuesday after the space company posted record third‑quarter revenue, a sharp year‑over‑year margin jump, and fresh milestones on its next‑gen Neutron rocket. The stock rose more than 8% in after‑hours trading Monday and gained about 9% pre‑market Tuesday as investors digested the beat‑and‑raise update and a clearer 2026 path for Neutron. Wall Street Journal+1
11 November 2025
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SpaceX’s Starship Triumph Sparks Moon Race 2.0 with China – Stocks Take Off

SpaceX’s Starship Triumph Sparks Moon Race 2.0 with China – Stocks Take Off

NASA’s Artemis program is revving back up. After Artemis II slips into 2026, the big prize is Artemis III – the first American moon landing since Apollo. Under the current plan, NASA will launch Orion atop an SLS rocket and then rendezvous with SpaceX’s Starship, which must carry astronauts from lunar orbit to the surface. SpaceX’s recent Flight 11 achieved most of its objectives: the Starship upper stage reached space and deployed payloads, while the Super-Heavy booster performed a soft water landingreuters.com. NASA’s acting chief Sean Duffy praised the mission as “another major step toward landing Americans on the Moon’s south pole”reuters.com.
26 October 2025
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Europe’s $7.5 Billion Space Alliance: Airbus, Thales & Leonardo Join Forces to Challenge Musk’s Starlink

Europe’s $7.5 Billion Space Alliance: Airbus, Thales & Leonardo Join Forces to Challenge Musk’s Starlink

Europe is finally uniting its space champions. In a landmark agreement announced on October 23, aerospace giants Airbus, Thales, and Leonardo unveiled plans to combine their satellite divisions into a single joint venture worth €6.5 billion in annual salesreuters.com. The move wraps up months of negotiations and seeks to create a European “one-stop-shop” for satellites and space systems that can compete with Elon Musk’s Starlink megaconstellation and other rivalsreuters.com. It’s a strategic play to regain ground in the global space race, where Europe’s once-leading satellite firms have fallen behind the explosive growth of U.S. and Chinese players.
23 October 2025
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SpaceX’s Moon Mission in Jeopardy as NASA Opens Artemis Contract to Rivals

SpaceX’s Moon Mission in Jeopardy as NASA Opens Artemis Contract to Rivals

NASA’s surprise move to reopen the Artemis III lunar lander contract marks a dramatic shift in the U.S. return-to-the-Moon effort. Acting NASA Administrator Sean Duffy – who also serves as U.S. Transportation Secretary – revealed on Monday that NASA will no longer rely exclusively on SpaceX for the planned Moon landing mission. “I’m in the process of opening that contract up,” Duffy said, explaining that SpaceX’s development schedule has slipped too muchreuters.com. SpaceX’s Starship rocket was originally slated to carry astronauts from lunar orbit to the surface in late 2025 or 2026, but multiple testing setbacks forced NASA to push the Artemis III landing to 2027reuters.com. Even that timeline now looks tenuous.
20 October 2025
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AST SpaceMobile Stock Shoots for the Stars on Verizon Deal – What’s Next for ASTS?

AST SpaceMobile Stock Shoots for the Stars on Verizon Deal – What’s Next for ASTS?

Such meteoric gains have made AST SpaceMobile a market darling of 2025. The company – which went public via SPAC in 2021 – is now valued near $30 billionts2.tech, a staggering figure considering its nascent revenue. Investors have piled into ASTS on the promise that it could revolutionize mobile connectivityts2.techts2.tech. Social media forums show retail traders “extremely bullish” on ASTS, which became a trending ticker on Stocktwits as shares rocketed upwardts2.tech. However, the stock’s volatile swings also hint at speculative fervor: after peaking mid-week, ASTS briefly pulled back by ~6% on profit-takingts2.tech, demonstrating that even high-flyers aren’t immune to turbulence.
17 October 2025
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Virgin Galactic SPCE Stock Surges on Lawsuit Settlement and Purdue Mission News

Virgin Galactic SPCE Stock Surges on Lawsuit Settlement and Purdue Mission News

Virgin Galactic’s share price has been in a prolonged slump, though recent news has sparked a bounce. On Oct. 1, 2025 SPCE closed at $3.42 ts2.tech; by Oct. 16 it had rallied to about $4.89 Investing. The stock traded in a rough range of $3.30–$3.70 through early Oct ts2.tech. Over 2025 the stock is still down roughly one-third, well underperforming the S&P500. SPCE remains extremely volatile.
16 October 2025
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SpaceX’s Starship Launch Sends Space Stocks Soaring – Historic Test Closes Block 2 Chapter

SpaceX’s Starship Launch Sends Space Stocks Soaring – Historic Test Closes Block 2 Chapter

On Oct 13 SpaceX executed the 11th test flight of its fully-reusable Starship rocket from its Starbase launch facility. The 400‑ft tall rocket roared to life under 33 Raptor engines, lifting its upper-stage above the pad ts2.tech. Two and a half minutes after liftoff the Super Heavy booster separated and began a carefully controlled descent. SpaceX ran a sophisticated landing burn and the booster made a soft splashdown in the Gulf of Mexico about 8½ minutes after launch ts2.tech. This marked SpaceX’s third successful Super Heavy recovery and only the second reuse of the booster ts2.tech. The orbiter stage continued into space, deployed its payload, then returned. About 20 minutes into the flight Ship 38 opened its bay and released eight flat panels simulating Starlink satellites ts2.tech. It then reignited one Raptor for a de-orbit burn – proving it can relight in space for future missions. During reentry the Ship’s heat shield was tested and the vehicle performed a banking turn to orient itself. Approximately 66½ minutes after launch, Ship 38 hit the ocean off Western Australia right on target ts2.tech. SpaceX’s live webcast erupted in cheers; on-camera announcer Dan Huot shouted “Let ’em hear it, Starbase – what a
16 October 2025
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Momentus (MNTS) Stock Skyrockets on NASA & Solstar Deals – Breakthrough or Bubble?

Momentus (MNTS) Stock Skyrockets on NASA & Solstar Deals – Breakthrough or Bubble?

Momentus shares have been highly volatile. In early October 2025, MNTS popped to $1.93 on Oct 9 before crashing to $1.45 that day stockanalysis.com. By Oct 13 it recovered to $1.43 stocktitan.net. The uptick on Oct 13 coincided with press releases about new NASA and Solstar contracts. In pre-market trading Oct 14, MNTS was trading around $1.82, up roughly +27% on heavy volume stockanalysis.com. Over the past 2 weeks, the stock rose ~6.7%, but year-to-date it is still down ~85% from last year’s highs stockinvest.us.
14 October 2025
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Rocket Lab Rockets to New Heights on Huge Japan Deals – Is the Boom Sustainable?

Rocket Lab Rockets to New Heights on Huge Japan Deals – Is the Boom Sustainable?

Rocket Lab’s dramatic rise reflects both tech execution and a booming small-satellite market. As of early Oct 2025, RKLB trades near $70, compared to the low-$50s in late September stockanalysis.com. The company’s Electron rocket has delivered reliable launches for dozens of customers this year. Founder Sir Peter Beck calls it “the world’s most frequently launched orbital small rocket” globenewswire.com. Investors and partners point to Electron’s track record: iQPS’s CEO noted that four SAR satellites launched in 2025 “reaffirmed our confidence in the rocket’s reliability,” giving them comfort to book 3 more globenewswire.com.
10 October 2025
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Rocket Lab Soars to New Heights After Mega Launch Deal – What’s Next for the Space Stock?

Rocket Lab Soars to New Heights After Mega Launch Deal – What’s Next for the Space Stock?

Rocket Lab’s shares have been on a tear in 2025, and the momentum hit a fever pitch this week. On October 8, the stock jumped around 7% to roughly $66 in pre-market trading Benzinga – a fresh all-time high – after the company announced an exciting new launch contract. The surge continued a stunning run-up over the past year: Rocket Lab’s stock is up about 700% year-over-year, recently hovering near its 52-week high ts2.tech. Even a mid-September wobble only paused the rally ts2.tech. The overall trend has been sharply upward, with Rocket Lab nearly doubling year-to-date by early October ts2.tech.
8 October 2025
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Rocket Lab’s 2025 Blast-Off: 700% Stock Surge, Record Launches, and Mars Mission Milestones

Rocket Lab’s 2025 Blast-Off: 700% Stock Surge, Record Launches, and Mars Mission Milestones

Rocket Lab’s fall 2025 has been marked by significant contract wins and mission milestones. The headline news is the expanded partnership with Synspective, a Japanese Earth-imaging company. On September 29, Rocket Lab announced a second multi-launch contract with Synspective for 10 additional Electron launches, on top of an existing deal for 11 launchesglobenewswire.com. This brought Synspective’s total contracted missions to 21 dedicated Electron flights – the largest single-customer deal in Rocket Lab’s historyglobenewswire.com. All 21 missions are slated to launch from Rocket Lab’s Launch Complex 1 in New Zealand over the coming years, deploying Synspective’s StriX synthetic aperture radar satellites that provide high-resolution Earth observation for disaster response, security and environmental monitoringglobenewswire.comglobenewswire.com. Sir Peter Beck, Rocket Lab’s founder and CEO, emphasized the significance of reliable, flexible launch timing for constellation deployment, saying “regular and reliable launch on a flexible schedule is essential to the build out of Synspective’s constellation… It’s an honor to add another 10 StriX satellites to Electron’s launch manifest and continue our long-standing partnership”globenewswire.com. Synspective’s CEO Dr. Motoyuki Arai likewise praised Rocket Lab’s track record, noting the Electron’s precision and consistent schedule have “enabled us to stay on schedule and achieve our mission objectives… [our] continued collaboration
7 October 2025
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AST SpaceMobile’s ASTS Stock Rockets on Satellite Breakthroughs – What Investors Need to Know

AST SpaceMobile’s ASTS Stock Rockets on Satellite Breakthroughs – What Investors Need to Know

AST SpaceMobile has been one of 2025’s hottest stocks, more than tripling in value year-to-dateamid excitement around its satellite-phone technologytipranks.com. The stock’s momentum hit a crescendo in early October. On October 1, 2025, ASTS leapt 16% in a single day, breaking out from the $40s to close at $56.94ts2.tech. It then soared another ~16% on October 2, ending at $66.16 per sharets2.tech. These back-to-back rallies – accompanied by heavy trading volume about 3× the three-month average – propelled ASTS to fresh all-time highs, with a market cap roughly $20–24 billion by early Octoberts2.techts2.tech.
7 October 2025
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AST SpaceMobile (ASTS) Skyrockets on Satellite Breakthroughs – SpaceX & AT&T Partnerships Fuel Rally

AST SpaceMobile (ASTS) Skyrockets on Satellite Breakthroughs – SpaceX & AT&T Partnerships Fuel Rally

AST SpaceMobile’s stock skyrocketed in early October 2025, making it one of the market’s top performers. Shares climbed from the high-$40s into the mid-$60s within days on massive trading volumests2.tech. In fact, ASTS more than tripled since mid-2025ts2.tech, reflecting growing optimism around the company’s progress. By October 6, the stock was hovering near its 52-week high with a market cap around $24 billionmarketbeat.com. This meteoric rise followed back-to-back rally days: +16% on October 1 and +16% on October 2ts2.tech. Such explosive momentum indicates that investors have eagerly embraced AST SpaceMobile’s recent news and see significant upside – at least in the short term.
6 October 2025
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Starlink Soars, Mars Reveals Life Clues & Space Industry Shuffles – Oct 5–6, 2025

Starlink Soars, Mars Reveals Life Clues & Space Industry Shuffles – Oct 5–6, 2025

SpaceX continues to push the envelope on launch cadence. In the early hours of October 6, a Falcon 9 lifted off from Cape Canaveral carrying 24 Starlink satellites to orbit en.wikipedia.org. The mission had been slated for the weekend but was postponed a day by stormy Florida weather news.satnews.com. With its successful flight just after midnight, SpaceX has topped 125 Falcon 9 launches this year space.com – a staggering rate that underscores how routine orbital launches have become for Elon Musk’s company. The Starlink Group 10-59 mission on Oct. 6 adds another batch of satellites to that network, which is increasingly blanketing the globe with internet coverage.
6 October 2025
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Starship Soars, Starlink Swells & SpaceX Dominates: 10 Days of Spectacular SpaceX News (Oct 1–10, 2025)

Starship Soars, Starlink Swells & SpaceX Dominates: 10 Days of Spectacular SpaceX News (Oct 1–10, 2025)

spaceflightnow.comSpaceX began October with Falcon 9 rockets flying at an unprecedented pace, underscoring the company’s capability to maintain a rapid cadence. On Oct. 3, a Falcon 9 from Vandenberg SFB completed SpaceX’s 125th launch of 2025, lofting 28 Starlink V2 Mini satellites to low Earth orbitspaceflightnow.comspace.com. The booster landed on the Pacific droneship Of Course I Still Love You minutes later, marking SpaceX’s 514th successful booster recovery to datespaceflightnow.comspaceflightnow.com. This mission was notable not just for its payload, but for a quirky bit of launch trivia: it was the third Falcon 9 in a row launched from the West Coast – the first time SpaceX has ever flown three consecutive missions out of Vandenberg without an interleaved Florida launchspaceflightnow.com.
5 October 2025
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Viasat’s 2025 Takeoff: Stock Soars, New Satellites Launch, and a High-Stakes Future

Viasat’s 2025 Takeoff: Stock Soars, New Satellites Launch, and a High-Stakes Future

Viasat’s stock has been on a tear in 2025, marking a stark reversal of fortune. By late Q3 2025, VSAT shares had climbed roughly +280% year-to-datetrefis.com – a dramatic rebound after plummeting 70% in 2024trefis.com. The rally has accelerated through the year: a fresh surge in August saw the stock jump 25% in six daystrefis.com, as investors reacted to improving financial news and strategic developments. Viasat’s market capitalization now hovers around $4–4.5 billiontrefis.com, up from barely $1 billion at 2024’s trough, yet the stock still trades at a substantial discount to historical valuation multiples. At about 1.5× enterprise value/sales, VSAT is 22% below its 5-year average and at a 66% discount to the broader market’s EV/Sfinimize.com – reflecting lingering profit concerns. For context, peer Iridium Communications commands ~5.8× salesfinimize.com thanks to its solid margins, while Viasat’s depressed multiple suggests skepticism about its earnings path.
5 October 2025
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