In 2023, Rocket Lab launched 10 times, but in 2024 the New Zealand-U.S. rocket company turned that dial to 16, making for some really easy math: Rocket Lab grew its launch cadence 60%, and thus exceeded SpaceX's 41% growth.

I believe that Rocket Lab remains a buy, even after the RKLB stock prices have risen over 400% since my earliest report on Rocket Lab post-IPO. See more here.

Rocket Lab USA, Inc. RKLB shares are trading lower in the premarket session on Wednesday after a solid run on Tuesday. Yesterday, the company announced its upcoming Electron launch for Kinéis, a global Internet-of-Things (IoT) connectivity provider.

Shares of Rocket Lab USA ( RKLB 28.44%) are flying on Tuesday. The stock is up 28.3% as of 2 p.m. ET but was up as much as 31.8% earlier in the day. The leap comes as the S&P 500 and the Nasdaq Composite gained 0.9% and 0.6%, respectively.

Rocket Lab (Nasdaq: RKLB), a global leader in launch services and space systems, saw its stock jump 28% in Tuesday’s trading following a significant announcement regarding a new agreement with NASA. The space company revealed that it will provide Neutron launch services to NASA under the agency’s existing Venture-Class Acquisition of Dedicated and Rideshare (VADR) contract.