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Rocket Lab
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Rocket Lab is trading up approximately 13.78% to $67.607 following a strong Q3 earnings beat and raised fourth-quarter revenue guidance.1 The move is propelled by a 73% year-over-year revenue surge to $267.83 million and a record order backlog reaching $3.57 billion, led by an 88% revenue expansion in Space Systems.1 Additionally, management showcased commercial traction and pricing power for its medium-lift Neutron vehicle, booking eight new missions and lifting base launch pricing to $70 million.1
Rocket Lab Corporation is an aerospace manufacturer and launch service provider based in Long Beach, California. Founded in 2006 by Peter Beck, the company operates across two primary business segments: Launch Services and Space Systems. Its Launch Services segment operates the Electron orbital rocket, a carbon-composite vehicle designed to deliver small satellites into low Earth orbit. The company launches missions from its primary commercial spaceport on the Māhia Peninsula in New Zealand and maintains launch infrastructure in the United States. Rocket Lab also offers HASTE, a suborbital Electron variant used as a testbed for hypersonic technology development. Through its Space Systems segment, the company manufactures complete spacecraft, satellite buses, flight software, and components such as solar panels, reaction wheels, and separation systems. Rocket Lab is also developing Neutron, a reusable medium-lift launch vehicle intended for constellation deployment, cargo missions, and interplanetary exploration.