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After a brutal July rout, publicly traded space stocks are staging a powerful comeback, driven by satellite launches, defense contracts, earnings beats, and fresh lunar milestones. Voyager Technologies (VOYG) led all gainers with a 54% weekly return, followed by Redwire (RDW) at 38%, AST SpaceMobile (ASTS) at 29%, and Rocket Lab (RKLB) at 28%. Firefly…

Raytheon, a division of RTX (NYSE: RTX), has delivered and installed the first SPY-6(V)4 radar array at Wallops Island, marking a significant program milestone. The radar system is a core component of the U.S. Navy’s Flight IIA Destroyer modernization and backfit program, a long-term defense initiative. Extensive testing of the newly installed SPY-6(V)4 system is…

Shares of AST SpaceMobile (ASTS) fell 2% on Wednesday after surging 11% the prior session, as investors weighed a successful satellite launch against broader market movements. The company confirmed the successful deployment of BlueBird satellites 11, 12, and 13 early Wednesday morning, marking another step forward in its space-based cellular broadband ambitions. SpaceX’s Falcon 9…

IonQ (IONQ) has delivered its second-quarter earnings report, marking the unofficial start of what analysts are watching as a pivotal earnings season for the quantum computing sector. The results arrive just days after IonQ closed a significant acquisition, adding a layer of strategic momentum to an already closely watched financial update. The revenue figure for…

GE Aerospace has shifted its public narrative away from supply chain shortages, even as those constraints continue to weigh on its ability to serve customers. Just two years ago, management was openly candid about production struggles, with the CEO acknowledging on an earnings call that “our new engine output was disappointing, down 20% sequentially.” The…

SpaceX is making waves across multiple sectors as the company moves to extend its dominance in space into the AI and communications industries. The company’s aggressive expansion plans sent its own stock down roughly 12%, with shares trading at $110 during Wednesday’s session. The SPCX ETF, which tracks the space industry, fell 7.59% as investors…

D-Wave Quantum Inc. (Nasdaq: QBTS) has announced a major research breakthrough that advances the development of practical, fault-tolerant gate-model quantum computing. The findings, published in the peer-reviewed journal Nature, demonstrate a fast, high-fidelity, two-qubit entangling gate that preserves the error-correction advantages of D-Wave’s superconducting dual-rail qubit architecture. The paper, titled “An entangling gate for dual-rail…

AST SpaceMobile (ASTS) is drawing renewed retail investor attention ahead of its next BlueBird satellite launch scheduled for Wednesday at Cape Canaveral. Short interest in the stock has dropped to approximately 19.9% of the public float, falling below the 20% threshold for the first time since June. According to Koyfin data, more than 59.3 million…

U.S. stock futures edged higher early Wednesday following a record-setting close on Wall Street, driven by optimism over a potential diplomatic breakthrough involving the Strait of Hormuz. Reports indicating that U.S. officials believe an agreement with Iran could be close pushed both Brent crude and WTI crude prices lower overnight, easing energy market concerns. As…