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Space Industry News 25 December 2025 - 27 December 2025

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

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 is cooling. With U.S. equity markets closed Saturday, the next meaningful catalyst for RKLB price discovery will come when trading resumes Monday, Dec. 29, with the regular session opening at 9:30 a.m. ET. New York Stock Exchange Where Rocket Lab stock left off RKLB ended the last regular session (Friday, Dec. 26) at $70.65, down 8.46% on the day after
27 December 2025
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AST SpaceMobile (ASTS) Stock Drops After BlueBird 6 Reaches Orbit: Latest News, Analyst Targets, and What Investors Should Watch Before Monday

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 $71.03 and $77.40 on roughly 19.3 million shares—well above recent average volume. StockAnalysis+2Benzinga+2 The drop came during a quiet, post-Christmas session for U.S. equities, with major indexes barely moving in thin year-end trading. Reuters+1 But ASTS didn’t get the memo about “quiet.” The stock has been whipsawing as investors weigh a very real milestone—BlueBird 6 is now in orbit—against very
27 December 2025
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Rocket Lab (RKLB) Stock: Space Force Contract, Launch Record, Neutron Timeline and Analyst Forecasts Ahead of Monday’s Market Open

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 this is one of those late-December setups where headline-driven momentum collides with thin liquidity. On Friday, Wall Street ended a light-volume session near record levels but fractionally lower, as traders took a breather during the “Santa Claus rally” window, according to Ryan Detrick, chief market strategist at Carson Group. Reuters Against that backdrop, Rocket Lab has been one of the
27 December 2025
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Rocket Lab Stock (RKLB) Drops After Holiday Trading: After‑Hours Update, $816M Space Force Deal, Analyst Targets, and What to Watch Monday

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 (-8.46%), and was indicated around $70.28 in extended trading near 5:38 p.m. ET, according to MarketBeat’s extended-hours quote. MarketBeatDuring the session, the stock moved in a wide range—roughly $70.39 to $76.99—showing the kind of volatility that can be amplified in thin, post-holiday markets. Investing.com That pullback comes just days after Rocket Lab grabbed headlines with a landmark U.S. defense satellite
27 December 2025
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Starfighters Space (FJET) Stock Soars in Thin Post‑Holiday Trading: Latest Price, IPO Volatility, News, and What to Watch Next

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: FJET) is again at the center of a high-volatility story that has quickly made it one of the most watched recent U.S. listings. As of 2:55 p.m. ET, FJET was trading around $14.60, up $2.20 (+17.74%) on the day, after swinging between $12.03 and $18.20 in today’s session—another outsized range that underscores how unstable price discovery can be in a
26 December 2025
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Rocket Lab (RKLB) Stock Falls in Post‑Christmas Trading After $816M Space Force Contract: Price, News, Analyst Forecasts, and What Investors Are Watching

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 updated at 2:17 p.m. ET), pulling back after a powerful December run that recently pushed the stock to fresh highs. FinancialContent The timing matters: U.S. markets reopened after the Christmas holiday into a thin-volume, year-end tape, with major indexes hovering near record levels but slightly lower midday. AP News+1 And unlike the half-day session on Christmas Eve, NYSE and Nasdaq
26 December 2025
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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)

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 an intraday high of $3.36 on enormous volume (about 153 million shares). That volatility is happening against a notably quiet post‑Christmas tape for the broader market. In midday trading, U.S. benchmarks were only slightly lower with lighter holiday volume expected, according to the Associated Press. AP News So why is a micro-cap space-and-defense name trading like a momentum rocket today?
26 December 2025
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AST SpaceMobile (ASTS) Stock Slides During Friday’s Session as BlueBird 6 Reaches Orbit: Latest News, Analyst Forecasts, and What to Watch Next

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 broader market backdrop was comparatively calm, with the S&P 500 ETF (SPY) essentially flat and the Nasdaq-leaning QQQ modestly higher at the same time—an important reminder that today’s move appears more stock-specific than macro-driven. That “stock-specific” lens matters because AST SpaceMobile is in a catalyst-heavy phase: it’s transitioning from highly publicized technology milestones and early commercial agreements to the far
26 December 2025
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Rocket Lab (RKLB) Stock Today: Midday Pullback as Investors Digest a Landmark $816M Space Force Contract and a Record 2025 Launch Year

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) is seeing a notable midday pullback after an explosive December run. Shares were down roughly 6% around the low-$70s late morning/midday, after previously closing around $77.18. MarketBeat The timing is classic: December 26 often lands inside the so-called “Santa Claus rally” window, but trading volumes can be thin—and thin markets can exaggerate moves in high-beta names like RKLB. MarketWatch Below
26 December 2025
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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 (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 announcement followed almost immediately by a $25 million public equity raise that closed just before the holiday break. Sidus Space That combination—big defense narrative + fresh dilution + extremely heavy trading volume—is exactly the kind of setup that can create dramatic moves at the open, in either direction. Below is what investors and traders should know, based on the latest
26 December 2025
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Space and Defense Stocks Outlook for 2026: Rocket Lab, Lockheed, RTX, AST SpaceMobile and the Golden Dome Catalyst

Space and Defense Stocks Outlook for 2026: Rocket Lab, Lockheed, RTX, AST SpaceMobile and the Golden Dome Catalyst

Dec. 25, 2025 — Christmas Day is typically quiet for markets, and U.S. exchanges are closed today. But the news cycle around space and defense stocks is anything but sleepy, with investors using the holiday pause to digest a powerful mix of catalysts: missile defense moving into orbit, export-driven air-defense demand, and Washington scrutiny of contractor execution and shareholder payouts. Reuters What follows is a detailed look at the most important headlines, forecasts, and analyst takes circulating as of 25.12.2025, and what they could mean for the sector heading into 2026. A holiday market backdrop that still matters for space
25 December 2025
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Rocket Lab Stock (RKLB) Surges Into 2026: Space Force Satellite Deal, Record 2025 Launches, Analyst Forecasts, and Key Risks

Rocket Lab Stock (RKLB) Surges Into 2026: Space Force Satellite Deal, Record 2025 Launches, Analyst Forecasts, and Key Risks

Dec. 25, 2025 — U.S. markets are closed for Christmas Day, but Rocket Lab Corporation (NASDAQ: RKLB) is heading into the holiday break with unusual momentum. Over the past week, a major U.S. national security satellite award, a year-ending launch record, and a flurry of analyst note updates have pushed Rocket Lab stock into the center of the “space as defense” investing narrative. Below is a full roundup of the latest Rocket Lab stock news, forecasts, and analysis as of Dec. 25, 2025, plus what investors are watching next. The headline catalyst: SDA’s $3.5B Tracking Layer awards and Rocket Lab’s
25 December 2025
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Broadcom Stock Gets a Google AI Spend Lift as Jefferies Sees 60% Upside

Broadcom Stock Gets a Google AI Spend Lift as Jefferies Sees 60% Upside

7 February 2026
Google raised its 2026 capital expenditure forecast to $175 billion–$185 billion, with most spending expected on data-center chips. Broadcom shares rose about 2% after the announcement, while Nvidia and AMD slipped. Jefferies reiterated a buy rating on Broadcom, maintaining a $500 price target, implying a 62% upside from Wednesday’s close.
No $2,000 IRS stimulus check is coming in February 2026 — but Trump’s tariff-check talk keeps the rumors alive

No $2,000 IRS stimulus check is coming in February 2026 — but Trump’s tariff-check talk keeps the rumors alive

7 February 2026
The IRS has not announced new federal stimulus payments for February 2026, and Congress has not approved fresh checks. Trump told NBC he is considering $2,000 tariff rebate checks but has not committed, saying any payout would likely come later in 2026. The IRS warns taxpayers to ignore texts and emails about “stimulus payments” and verify notices through official channels.
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