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In early August 2026, L3Harris Technologies announced it had selected Intuitive Machines to design, build, and deliver 18 IM‑300 spacecraft platforms for the U.S. Space Development Agency’s Accelerated Missile Defense Tranche 3 mission, supporting hypersonic and ballistic missile tracking under the Golden Dome initiative. This defense award highlights how Intuitive Machines is extending its space hardware beyond lunar missions, leveraging its IM‑300 platform across missile tracking, Earth...
Intuitive Machines (NasdaqGM:LUNR) has secured a major contract with L3Harris to supply platforms for missile defense and tracking satellites. Intuitive Machines has completed the acquisition of Goonhilly Earth Station and COMSAT, expanding its deep space and global communications capabilities. These developments connect Intuitive Machines’ space infrastructure activities more closely to defense and long range communications for lunar and deep space missions. Intuitive Machines operates...
SpaceX (NASDAQ:SPCX) stock is down 36% over the past month, leaving investors who bought near the post-IPO peak with steep losses. The selloff has sparked a natural question: would switching into other space names like Rocket Lab (NASDAQ:RKLB) or AST SpaceMobile (NASDAQ:ASTS) offer a safer path forward? The short answer is not necessarily. Rocket Lab ... SpaceX Is Now Down 36% in a Month. Would You Be Better Off With Rocket Lab or ASTS SpaceMobile?
KBR (NYSE:KBR) reported second-quarter 2026 revenue of approximately $2 billion, up 2% from the prior-year period, while adjusted EBITDA rose $16 million to $258 million and adjusted EPS increased $0.08 to $0.99. The company said first-half results were tracking slightly ahead of its planned cadence
Intuitive Machines stock sits in an unusual spot, with a roughly 50.8% gain over the past three years but current valuation checks suggesting the shares are not a clear bargain at recent prices around US$12.92. Over the last three years, Intuitive Machines has returned about 50.8%, which puts recent weakness in a longer context of meaningful gains for early investors. The broader space sector sell off, highlighted by the recent pressure on listed space companies, can support more cautious...
Rocket Lab and Intuitive Machines expand launch, spacecraft and lunar mission capabilities as growing space investments create new long-term opportunities.
SpaceX stock has fallen since its IPO, but Rocket Lab, AST SpaceMobile and Intuitive Machines offer alternative space plays, each with distinct growth catalysts and risks.
Intuitive Machines (LUNR) drew fresh attention after NASA awarded the company a firm-fixed-price contract valued at up to US$148.3 million for a production-line-qualified Nova-C lunar lander. See our latest analysis for Intuitive Machines. The contract news arrives after a weak run for Intuitive Machines' share price, with the stock down 42.76% on a 30 day share price return basis and 22.53% over 90 days, even though its 1 year total shareholder return of 56.72% and 3 year total shareholder...
By Karen Roman Planet Labs PBC (NYSE: PL) said it successfully launched the Pelican-11, its demonstration satellite part of the second generation of the high-resolution Pelican fleet. The spacecraft will […]
Intuitive Machines, Inc. (NASDAQ:LUNR) is one of the 10 Best Under-the-Radar Stocks to Invest In. On July 1, Craig Hallum said NASA’s lunar lander awards largely matched expectations. The firm noted Intuitive Machines, Inc. (NASDAQ:LUNR) received a $148 million contract. Firefly Aerospace and Astrobotic secured $144 million and $298 million, respectively. The firm said Intuitive […]
By Karen Roman Redwire Corporation (NYSE: RDW) said it designated Paul Reichert and Niki Werkheiser to serve at strategic advisory roles at Space Microgravity Development (SpaceMD), Redwire’s venture company focused […]
NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman has framed the current moment in stark terms: “We are in a new space race to the lunar surface, and if we fall behind, we may never catch up. If we wake up and see our rival’s taikonauts on the moon before we’re able to return, the blow to American exceptionalism ... NASA Just Made A Huge Bet That These 3 Companies Will Get America Back To The Moon Before China
Firefly, Intuitive Machines and Astrobotic win lunar delivery awards to lay groundwork for NASA's moon base plans.
Tuesday, NASA announced “the selection of three companies to land four new missions on the Moon in late 2028 as part of the agency’s Moon Base Program.” Astrobotic, Firefly Aerospace and Intuitive Machines won the business. The trio will deliver science payloads to the lunar surface, part of NASA’s plan to build a permanent American presence on the moon.
The contracts for Firefly and Intuitive Machines each involve sending another one of their landers to the moon.
LUNR expands lunar surface infrastructure capabilities, supporting payload deployment, mobility and long-term Moon exploration.
LUNR and BKSY are both riding space-sector tailwinds, but one stock stands out on earnings trends, share gains and growth prospects.
Houston’s lunar exploration specialist reported a notable insider sale amid ongoing contract-driven growth in the aerospace sector.
Two weeks after the largest IPO in history priced, SpaceX (NASDAQ:SPCX) opened at $1.8 trillion valuation and has drifted to roughly $2 trillion, which Chad Anderson, managing partner at Space Capital and a decade-long SpaceX backer, calls cheap. Speaking on CNBC on June 26, Anderson argued the space economy has been structurally underpriced for years and ... A 10-Year SpaceX Investor Says the $2 Trillion Price Tag Is Still Too Cheap
LUNR expands beyond lunar missions through acquisitions that add navigation, manufacturing, and deep-space communications capabilities.
The ARK Space Exploration & Innovation ETF (CBOE:ARKX) has become a popular parking spot for investors seeking space exposure without waiting for the SpaceX IPO. With Elon Musk’s rocket company reportedly headed toward a public listing at a valuation north of a trillion dollars, retail demand for a single ticker capturing the theme has surged. ARKX, with ... Forget Pouring Everything Into the SpaceX IPO. This Fund Spreads the Space Bet and Is Up 46% in a Year
It wasn't really the company's fault.
MDA Space is expanding its sovereign defense footprint through cross-border acquisitions and securing lucrative government infrastructure contracts.
Intuitive Machines timed its share sale perfectly, but did it act fast enough?
Intuitive Machines (LUNR) is in focus after investors rotated toward newly public SpaceX, coinciding with concerns about a planned US$500 million at-the-market equity program and rising short interest, even as fresh lunar reconnaissance contracts emerged. See our latest analysis for Intuitive Machines. At a latest share price of US$22.85, Intuitive Machines has seen short term share price pressure, with a 30 day share price return down 32.14% and 7 day share price return down 14.16%. Its 1...
In recent days, Intuitive Machines has faced investor rotation toward newly public competitor SpaceX and lingering concern over its previously announced US$500.0 million at-the-market equity offering program, while short interest has risen and options activity has skewed toward calls. At the same time, the company secured two three-year prime lunar reconnaissance contracts worth a combined US$20.0 million, highlighting its effort to build recurring lunar data and infrastructure services...