Space Industry News 26 December 2025

Rocket Lab Stock (RKLB) Weekend Update: Shares Cool After a Record Run as Analysts Lift Targets on $816M Space Force Contract

NEW YORK, Dec. 28, 2025, 4:00 a.m. ET — Market closed Rocket Lab Corporation (Nasdaq: RKLB) heads into the final trading days of 2025 with investors trying to answer a very modern question: when a space-and-defense stock has a monster

28 December 2025

Financial Analysis·Investment News·Rocket Lab·Space Industry·Stock Market

Space and Defense Stocks: Rocket Lab, Lockheed, Northrop, RTX in Focus as China Sanctions and Space Force Awards Shape 2026

NEW YORK, Dec. 27, 2025, 12:40 p.m. ET — Market closed (NYSE and Nasdaq closed for the weekend) With U.S. markets shut for the weekend, investors in space stocks and defense stocks are heading into Monday’s open with a clear

27 December 2025

International Relations·Investment Trends·Space Industry

Rocket Lab Corporation Stock (NASDAQ: RKLB) Pulls Back After Holiday Rally: Space Force Contract, Analyst Targets, and What to Watch When Markets Reopen

NEW YORK, Dec. 27, 2025, 10:06 a.m. ET — Market closed Rocket Lab Corporation (NASDAQ: RKLB) heads into the weekend with investors debating whether Friday’s sharp drop was simply a year-end breather—or an early warning that a red-hot space-and-defense rally

27 December 2025

Corporate News·Financial Analysis·Investing·Space Industry·Stock Market

AST SpaceMobile (ASTS) Stock Drops After BlueBird 6 Reaches Orbit: Latest News, Analyst Targets, and What Investors Should Watch Before Monday

NEW YORK, Dec. 27, 2025, 7:09 a.m. ET — Market closed AST SpaceMobile, Inc. (NASDAQ: ASTS) heads into the weekend after another high-volatility stretch that’s quickly becoming the stock’s signature. Shares finished Friday at $71.95, down 7.82%, after trading between

27 December 2025

Analyst Insights·Financial Updates·Investment News·Space Industry·Stock Market

Rocket Lab (RKLB) Stock: Space Force Contract, Launch Record, Neutron Timeline and Analyst Forecasts Ahead of Monday’s Market Open

New York — It’s 4:26 a.m. ET on Saturday, Dec. 27, 2025. U.S. stock markets are closed for the weekend, so Rocket Lab Corporation (NASDAQ: RKLB) is sitting where it last finished on Friday’s post-holiday tape. That timing matters, because

27 December 2025

Financial News·Investment Analysis·Rocket Lab·Space Industry·Stock Market

Rocket Lab Stock (RKLB) Drops After Holiday Trading: After‑Hours Update, $816M Space Force Deal, Analyst Targets, and What to Watch Monday

As of 5:38 p.m. ET in New York on Friday, December 26, 2025, U.S. markets have closed for regular trading and Rocket Lab Corporation (NASDAQ: RKLB) is trading in after-hours. RKLB finished the regular session at about $70.65, down $6.53

27 December 2025

Analyst Reports·Financial News·Investing·Space Industry·Stock Market

Starfighters Space (FJET) Stock Soars in Thin Post‑Holiday Trading: Latest Price, IPO Volatility, News, and What to Watch Next

New York time check: It’s 2:55 p.m. ET in New York on Friday, December 26, 2025—the U.S. market is in the final stretch of today’s regular session, with the closing bell at 4:00 p.m. ET. Starfighters Space, Inc. (NYSE American:

26 December 2025

Financial News·Investment Trends·IPOs·Space Industry·Stock Market

Rocket Lab (RKLB) Stock Falls in Post‑Christmas Trading After $816M Space Force Contract: Price, News, Analyst Forecasts, and What Investors Are Watching

NEW YORK — Friday, December 26, 2025 (2:32 p.m. ET). Rocket Lab Corporation (NASDAQ: RKLB) is having a volatile “re-entry” day on Wall Street. In early afternoon New York trading, shares were down about 7% to roughly $71.67 (delayed quote

26 December 2025

Company Updates·Financial Analysis·Investment News·Space Industry·Stock Market

Sidus Space (SIDU) Stock Slides From the High as a $151B “SHIELD” Win Meets a $25M Share Sale — What Investors Need to Know (Dec. 26, 2025)

As of 2:42 p.m. ET in New York on Friday, December 26, 2025, Sidus Space, Inc. (Nasdaq: SIDU) was trading around $2.36, up roughly $0.16 (about 7%) on the day — but also near the session’s low ($2.35) after touching

26 December 2025

Company News·Investor Insights·Space Industry·Stock Market

AST SpaceMobile (ASTS) Stock Slides During Friday’s Session as BlueBird 6 Reaches Orbit: Latest News, Analyst Forecasts, and What to Watch Next

As of 1:55 p.m. ET in New York on Friday, December 26, 2025, AST SpaceMobile, Inc. (NASDAQ: ASTS) was trading around $72.04, down about 7.7% on the day, with shares fluctuating between roughly $71.89 and $79.39 amid heavy volume. The

26 December 2025

Company News·Financial Forecasts·Investment Analysis·Space Industry·Stock Market

Rocket Lab (RKLB) Stock Today: Midday Pullback as Investors Digest a Landmark $816M Space Force Contract and a Record 2025 Launch Year

As of 12:16 p.m. ET in New York on Friday, December 26, 2025, U.S. markets are open for a normal trading session (9:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. ET). Nasdaq In that post-holiday, typically low-liquidity environment, Rocket Lab Corporation (NASDAQ: RKLB)

26 December 2025

Defense Contracts·Market Updates·Rocket Lab·Space Industry·Stock Market

Sidus Space (SIDU) Stock: The SHIELD “Golden Dome” Contract, $25M Share Offering, and What to Watch Before the Dec. 26, 2025 Market Open

Sidus Space, Inc. (NASDAQ: SIDU) heads into the Friday, December 26, 2025 U.S. market open with one of the most eventful news cycles the micro-cap space sector has seen all year: a headline-making Missile Defense Agency (MDA) SHIELD IDIQ award

26 December 2025

Company Analysis·Investing·Market News·Space Industry·Stocks

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