Tag: Commentary
Just when Rocket Lab seemed like the most reliable launch provider in the U.S. behind SpaceX, they suffered a launch failure on September 18th, ending a success streak of 19 launches over an almost 2.5 year span. Rocket Lab’s...
Spire (SPIR), Astra (ASTR), and now Momentus (MNTS) will likely pursue reverse stock splits, also known as stock consolidations, to boost their respective share prices. Spire and Astra investors have already approved the measure while Momentus stockholders plan...
After nearly two years since flying people to space, Virgin Galactic (SPCE) successfully completed a crewed flight test last week, signaling the imminent return of suborbital tourism operations. While Virgin Galactic has trailed behind Blue Origin in...
As 2022 ended, our review of the individual company tickers that comprise the SpaceWorks NewSpace Index (NSI) revealed the emergence of two major groups heading in different directions. The Bluebirds were hitting their targets and inspiring investor confidence while...
On April 25th, ispace (9348.T) nearly succeeded in becoming the first private company to softly land a spacecraft on the moon with its HAKUTO-R lunar lander. However, mission operators lost contact with the 1-ton spacecraft moments before touchdown and...
As we wrote in our full-length Insight article back in August 2022, SpaceWorks has long anticipated a reduction in the number of launch vehicle companies in the market – especially at the low end of the payload range. For...
After an underwhelming Q3 financial report and months of waiting to launch from Spaceport Cornwall, Virgin Orbit (VORB) saw its stock steadily decline, reaching an all-time low of just over $1.60 per share in the couple of weeks...
Looking back at the SpaceWorks NewSpace Index (NSI) over the course of the past year reveals underwhelming performance by virtually all of the recently public NewSpace companies. Some of our NSI companies, like AST SpaceMobile ($ASTS), showed flashes...
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