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Rocket Lab is a Space company, based in Long Beach, California, USA, founded 2006 by Peter Beck. Market cap $38.46B (As of Sep 4, 2026, stockanalysis.com).
Recent changes
- Sep 14, 2026Sep 14, 2026Rocket Lab Protests NASA's $700M Blue Origin Mars Deal Pulse story
- Sep 4, 2026Sep 4, 2026First reported market cap: $38.46B stockanalysis.com
- Jun 29, 2026Jun 29, 2026Rocket Lab to Buy Iridium for $8B, Forging a Fully Vertically Integrated Space Powerhouse Pulse story
- Dec 31, 2025Dec 31, 2025First reported revenue: $601.80M stockanalysis.com
Latest Pulse
- Sep 14, 2026Rocket Lab Protests NASA's $700M Blue Origin Mars DealRocket Lab filed a GAO bid protest challenging NASA's award of a $700 million Mars communications orbiter contract to Blue Origin, triggering an automatic stay on the work.→
- Jun 29, 2026Rocket Lab to Buy Iridium for $8B, Forging a Fully Vertically Integrated Space PowerhouseRocket Lab agreed to acquire satellite-communications operator Iridium Communications in a cash-and-stock deal valuing Iridium at roughly $8.0 billion, or $54 per share. The combination welds Rocket Lab's launch vehicles and satellite manufacturing to Iridium's global L-band constellation, spectrum and 500-plus partner ecosystem -- a bid to become the first company that designs, builds, launches and operates its own networks end to end. Iridium shares jumped about 20% and Rocket Lab rose roughly 9% on the news.→
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REGULATION$700M contract protested
Rocket Lab Protests NASA's $700M Blue Origin Mars Deal
Rocket Lab filed a GAO bid protest challenging NASA's award of a $700 million Mars communications orbiter contract to Blue Origin, triggering an automatic stay on the work.
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Rocket Lab to Buy Iridium for $8B, Forging a Fully Vertically Integrated Space Powerhouse
BIG TECH~$8.0B
Rocket Lab to Buy Iridium for $8B, Forging a Fully Vertically Integrated Space Powerhouse
Rocket Lab agreed to acquire satellite-communications operator Iridium Communications in a cash-and-stock deal valuing Iridium at roughly $8.0 billion, or $54 per share. The combination welds Rocket Lab's launch vehicles and satellite manufacturing to Iridium's global L-band constellation, spectrum and 500-plus partner ecosystem -- a bid to become the first company that designs, builds, launches and operates its own networks end to end. Iridium shares jumped about 20% and Rocket Lab rose roughly 9% on the news.
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