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Originally Posted By The_Master_Shake: Took a whole day to recover  Think this was ATH for close This was a new intraday ATH of $139.76 and I believe the highest close ever of $135.76. They got a $90M contract to with Space Force for 2 satellites. Article The also had another Electron launch early this morning.  Rocket Lab - 'Viva La StriX' Launch After much thought I hedged a large part of my position with $130 covered calls for July. I really like Rocket Lab but I feel like the $80B valuation doesn’t make sense with where the company is currently at. |
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Anyone have a specific strategy on how to play the SpaceX IPO via the RKLB shares? I'm almost exclusively a buy and hold investor, but due to some circumstances beyond my control I'll be losing my corporate gig at the end of the calendar year Because of this, I'm thinking about trimming my position by 12% in both RKLB and LUNR. Polymarket (at the time I'm writing this) has a 71% chance that SpaceX closes first day above 2T. . . . I'm thinking I sell a small amount the day prior to the IPO and then the remainder day of (pending the price action) |
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@The_Master_Shake The premiums right now on RKLB options are insane probably due to the SpaceX IPO. Instead of just selling shares I’d probably look at selling covered calls. The January 15th 2027 $185 call closed Friday with a bid of $27.45. In plain English: you could agree to sell shares for $50 higher than today’s price and get paid $27.45 for doing so. |
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Originally Posted By Procat: @The_Master_Shake The premiums right now on RKLB options are insane probably due to the SpaceX IPO. Instead of just selling shares I’d probably look at selling covered calls. The January 15th 2027 $185 call closed Friday with a bid of $27.45. In plain English: you could agree to sell shares for $50 higher than today’s price and get paid $27.45 for doing so. I have access to level one options trading, but I haven't gone down that road before. I'll look into it as an option, thanks! |
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Originally Posted By The_Master_Shake: I have access to level one options trading, but I haven't gone down that road before. I'll look into it as an option, thanks! Worth noting I just threw out the January expiration because it would push any taxable gains into the next year. Could be to your advantage w/ the job situation. |
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RKLB almost $140 in overnight Attached File |
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Originally Posted By The_Master_Shake: I dumped it a couple quarters back after an earnings call with a huge miss and some executive shenanigans I think RDW is an attractive sector momentum play. They touch on Space, Defense, and Drones but their leadership seem really sleazy so I bailed and increased my position in Intuitive Machines. I think at $8 and change its a pretty good coin flip to get some exposure prior to the SpaceX IPO, but Im out @Procat Sorry I didn't give you a more enthusiastic response. Saw they hit $20+ this morning 
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Originally Posted By Procat: No big deal. It started recovering right after that drop so I just let it go. I have no issue throwing a few bucks into a stock while I dig deeper and decide if I want to take a decent position but I’m sure not going to chase it. It was a quick turn around. . The entire sector is on fire in the run up to the IPO and the Iran peace deal prospect is pouring gasoline on it. I did put some sell orders in. My portfolio is sitting at 60% + space stocks so Im going to trim, but will do the majority of it the week of the IPO. |
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Originally Posted By Procat: Hearing they lost their NASA contract but nothing definitive appears to be out yet. At first glance I just assumed it was dilution. I am reading that Blue Origin received an award that Intuitive Machines was gunning for. I sold a little bit at the peak today Hoping it bounces back pretty quick |
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Originally Posted By The_Master_Shake: I am reading that Blue Origin received an award that Intuitive Machines was gunning for. I sold a little bit at the peak today Hoping it bounces back pretty quick Quoting myself, LUNR is up 23% right now in the overnight. . . . . RKLB at $150+ |
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Blue Origin just lost a rocket on the pad. Tomorrow should be interesting with what a tear space companies have been on lately.  Blue Origin New Glenn spacecraft exploding at NASA Cape Canaveral launch complex 36. |
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Originally Posted By Procat: Blue Origin just lost a rocket on the pad. Tomorrow should be interesting with what a tear space companies have been on lately.  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PZiykQT4kK0Interesting. Standing by looking for deals! |
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Originally Posted By ChicagoFoodie: Interesting. Standing by looking for deals! Every space name I checked is down in the overnight market. $ASTS currently leading the dump at -8.5% but don’t they usually use Blue Origin for their launches? Reading on Stocktwits that the rocket that exploded likely destroyed the pad and that was the only pad set up for New Glenn, I’ve never dug deep enough into them to know if that’s accurate or not. |
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Originally Posted By Procat: Every space name I checked is down in the overnight market. $ASTS currently leading the dump at -8.5% but don’t they usually use Blue Origin for their launches? Reading on Stocktwits that the rocket that exploded likely destroyed the pad and that was the only pad set up for New Glenn, I’ve never dug deep enough into them to know if that’s accurate or not. I’m not that up to speed with Space things, just looking for deals…mainly RKLB. While I don’t know any Blue Origin employees, there’s around 2,000 of them here (Huntsville) and several large facilities. |
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Originally Posted By The_Master_Shake: Oooooof. . . My largest single one day loss to date. I feel ya. Unfortunately I can't post a picture but I'M ON FIRE TOO. LOL. Who has the stomach to buy the dip? Normally, this would be a great time but we're stacking all our powder/chips gunning for an allocation on June 8th for June 12th. |
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Originally Posted By SkiandShoot: I feel ya. Unfortunately I can't post a picture but I'M ON FIRE TOO. LOL. Who has the stomach to buy the dip? Normally, this would be a great time but we're stacking all our powder/chips gunning for an allocation on June 8th for June 12th. Part of my thesis is that; -Trump and Musk are buddies again -Trump has historically been able to control the narrative surrounding Iran -Trump would make sure the market is favorable during the IPO even if it's short term I am hoping that the above is still true and come IPO week/day we see fresh ATH. This is why I only sold a small portion (5%) of my RKLB position last week. Planning on selling 25% around the IPO |
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Press release at 8 pm (EDT) today (11-June-2026). Rocket Lab (RKLB) to be added to the NASDAQ 100 come Monday, June 22, 2026. https://www.nasdaq.com/press-release/nasdaq-100-indexr-june-2026-quarterly-changes-2026-06-12 NEW YORK, June 11, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Nasdaq (Nasdaq: NDAQ) today announced the results of the June 2026 quarterly rebalance of the Nasdaq-100 Index (NDX ), which will become effective prior to market open on Monday, June 22, 2026. The following five companies will be added to the Index: Astera Labs, Inc. (Nasdaq: ALAB), CoreWeave, Inc. (Nasdaq: CRWV), Nebius Group N.V. (Nasdaq: NBIS), Rocket Lab Corporation (Nasdaq: RKLB), Teradyne, Inc. (Nasdaq: TER). The following five companies will be removed from the Index: Charter Communications, Inc. (Nasdaq: CHTR), Cognizant Technology Solutions Corporation (Nasdaq: CTSH), Insmed Incorporated (Nasdaq: INSM), Verisk Analytics, Inc. (Nasdaq: VRSK), Zscaler, Inc. (Nasdaq: ZS). |
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Welp. . . . I was wrong Thought that rising tides lift all boats but wow was wrong. |
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Originally Posted By bondservant2: Isn't RKLB doing business with Anduril now....? They have a partnership for some launches to test hypersonic stuff. Press Release Getting into the Nasdaq 100 is big. Looks like the actual rebalance takes place on the 22nd is there should be significant buying pressure then. Added some shares today |
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Is AST Space Mobile previously with commitments on Blue Origin or am I mixing companies? Who else is launching this week, besides SpaceX of course? We NEED RKLB to get in the game with launches to be #2 stat. (still a buy at the current price, disclaimer, I am not buying anything for a while) Attached File |
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A secret squirrel ("VICTUS HAZE") launch reportedly by Rocket Lab from LC-1, at Mahia, NZ, on June 19th. To have the US Space Force entrust Rocket Lab with such a mission is impressive. For Rocket Lab to seemingly carry through and execute it is even more impressive.
[Rocket Lab] is confirmed to have launched its VICTUS HAZE mission yesterday from New Zealand. This is a critical mission that will demonstrate rendezvous and proximity operations for the U.S. Space Force's Space Systems Command (SSC). $RKLB was given just 24 hours notice prior to launch. The mission is designed to improve Tactically Responsive Space (TacRS) processes and timelines to demonstrate the SSC's ability to respond to on-orbit threats on very short timelines. Success here has big implications for Golden Dome contracts in the future |
US Space Force now confirms Rocket Lab did indeed launch an Electron rocket from LC-1 in Mahia, NZ , on June 19, 2026, as part of US Space Force's Victus Haze mission. Aviation Week just posted the story.
NEWS: @RocketLab launched the second Victus Haze spacecraft for the @USSpaceForce on June 19. It will now perform RPO and space domain activities with the first spacecraft, built by @The_TrueAnomaly and launched in May. [Vivienne Machi's] exclusive report here (ungated) :  Photo Credit: U.S. Space Force/Rocket Lab There are roughly ~2,000 people live within a 10-mile radius of Mahia, NZ. A relatively small population, but I still find it a minor miracle in this age that they launched an orbital-class rocket without anyone seemingly noticing and saying anything about it. In fact, the photo above is the only photo/video of the launch made available to the public. Here's an excerpt from the just posted Aviation Week story that touches on how remarkable Rocket Lab's performance on this mission was: The Electron rocket lifted off on June 19 at 10:19 UTC (6:19 a.m. EDT) from one of two company pads in Mahia. The launcher flew 16 hr. and 42 min. after the Space Force sent Rocket Lab the notice to launch on June 18 at 17:35 UTC, and the spacecraft reached low Earth orbit approximately 9 min. later. The effort, part of the service's Victus Haze mission, requires Rocket Lab to launch to a previously unknown orbit within 24 hr. of call-up. Following on-orbit checkout and vehicle commissioning, the Rocket Lab platform was charged to then maneuver to join a second spacecraft, built by True Anomaly and launched last month, and snap a photo of it within 72 hr. of launch. That phase has been completed, the Space Force's Space Systems Command (SSC) told Aviation Week June 22.  RECORD BREAKING LAUNCH - VICTUS HAZE Is On Orbit |
Rocket Lab was good enough to produce a complete webcast of the launch, albeit embargoed for a couple of days, that includes short video segments about Victus Haze, and even images of the spacecraft itself (albeit with the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory-built advanced optical sensor it carries, blurred out).
 Rocket Lab - 'VICTUS HAZE' Launch |
2 more promo videos came out tonight Rocket Lab | Responsive Satellites for Responsive Space  Rocket Lab | Responsive Launch |
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Originally Posted By Procat: I find it interesting that they launched a rocket for Space Force from NZ. Most of the US government stuff up to this point has been launched from Wallops I believe. I figured with the classified nature they’d insist on domestic launches. The electron rocket is tiny (by space standards) - it can only put a few hundred pounds into orbit. It's size is the key to launching it quickly (erecting and fueling takes far less time than a larger rocket). They're heavily marketing the "responsive launch" aspect of this mission which is cool, but a very niche application that only the military/intelligence communities will (infrequently) use. Even if neutron goes smoothly (it's been delayed multiple times), it's similar capacity to a falcon 9 which launches so often that nobody even cares to watch them anymore. To make a profit in space I think there are two options - mega-$$$ launch systems (ie. "old space") or volume (ie. space x). Rocketlab can't do either and won't be able to anytime soon. The parabolic stock movement has run it's course and any investment now is simply hanging your hat on the hope that neutron development goes smoothly, they find some customers, and are someday able to turn a profit. There's still a market for them but I'm not confident it's a better long-term investment than alternatives. |
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Originally Posted By Morgan321: To make a profit in space I think there are two options - mega-$$$ launch systems (ie. "old space") or volume (ie. space x). I don’t think either of those options are viable. The cost per KG in orbit is a race to the bottom and will insure that launching rockets itself is never a lucrative venture. What you put into space is where the money is. You see that with RKLB in their satellite, solar panel and reaction wheel divisions. With SPCX you see that with Starlink. |
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Originally Posted By Procat: I don’t think either of those options are viable. The cost per KG in orbit is a race to the bottom and will insure that launching rockets itself is never a lucrative venture. What you put into space is where the money is. You see that with RKLB in their satellite, solar panel and reaction wheel divisions. With SPCX you see that with Starlink. Starlink and starshield are highly profitable businesses on their own because they made an existing service (satellite internet) significantly faster/cheaper/better. I am quite confident that elon will monetize their 80% share of the launch market should it become necessary. Rocketlab's solar panels, reaction wheels, and other hardware they market to small satellite builders are established technology. Their hardware is not new or innovative, they're just trying to become a plug-n-play provider of the hardware to small companies who can't justify developing their own hardware. That's great and has the potential to be profitable, but it's relatively small profits that I don't think justifies their current stock price. I believe RKLB is similar to PLTR in that their stock price is based on hope for the future. RKLB's best case future is their big rocket (already more than 1 year of delays) competes with flacon 9 for launch business. Falcon 9 has dozens of launches per year and is proven - that's very tough competition. I'm not saying rocketlab sucks but I think that my money can do better in other places for now. Given their recent stock nosedive they're becoming more attractive, but it still needs to come down more for me to consider holding it long-term. |
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Originally Posted By BM1455: Sold mine today... Win some. Lose some. Move on. I guess the recent big run up was due to the hype surrounding SPCX which has run its course. Now I keep trying to catch a falling knife apparently. Ouch. |
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Originally Posted By 346ci: I was afraid to get out at $150 thinking it would keep going. Terrible timing lol. I’m still way up but would like to get on space x when it gets a little lower. Same, i was up over 2000% on rklb for a day or so 😅 Bought in under $7 |
Launch scheduled for today Rocket Lab - '10 Owl Of 10' Launch |
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Rocket Lab to acquire Iridium for $8 billion. https://finance.yahoo.com/markets/stocks/articles/rocket-lab-just-shattered-space-193906215.html Reuters: Rocket Lab buys Iridium in $8 billion deal, to expand beyond launches Mon, June 29, 2026 at 7:14 AM EDT June 29 (Reuters) - Rocket Lab said on Monday it would acquire satellite communications provider Iridium Communications in a cash-and-stock deal valued at about $8 billion, marking one of the biggest consolidation moves in the commercial space industry. Iridium shareholders will receive $27 in cash as well as Rocket Lab shares, with a combined value of $54 per Iridium share a 24.1% premium to the stock's last close. The deal is expected to close in mid-2027. Rocket Lab shares jumped 12% in premarket trading while Iridium shares, which have more than doubled in value already this year, soared about 22%. The acquisition combines Rocket Lab's launch vehicles and satellite-manufacturing business with Iridium's global L-band satellite network, licensed spectrum and more than 2.5 million subscribers spanning government, defense, aviation, maritime and commercial markets. . . .  UPDATE | Rocket Lab's Latest Acquisition  UPDATE | Rocket Lab to acquire Iridium Communications |
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Originally Posted By TLWrench: Rocket Lab to acquire Iridium for $8 billion. The excellent cellular coverage in 3rd world countries killed most of the satellite phone business. So Iridium (and others) started selling a lot of their bandwidth for alternative uses other than their own satellite phone/data market. They have far fewer satellites than starlink (70 vs 10,000), far fewer ground stations, and the iridium satellites communicate with each other via radar frequencies rather than the lasers starlink uses. All this adds up to give starlink a huge bandwidth/latency/coverage/reliability advantage. DTCS is a dod network that uses iridium satellites as the intermediary for over the horizon communications. I used it extensively for years all over the world and it was normal to have periods of no satellite coverage due to the low number of satellites. These periods were short, generally just a couple minutes or less, but frequent. I don't mean to be debbie downer, but this acquisition does not make me like rocket lab more. If their intent is to compete with starlink it might even make me like them less as they are a decade behind and have nowhere near the resources of space x, so competing with starlink seems like a distraction from other things that could be more beneficial to their financials. |