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$RKLB won its largest launch contract yet by securing a $190M deal for 20 HASTE hypersonic test flights under MACH-TB 2.0. The first mission is expected within months, reinforcing Rocket Lab’s growing role in fast, affordable hypersonic launch capabilities for the DoD.

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Karol Kozicki6 months ago

This $190M DoD contract is a structural win for $RKLB. When the DoD needs reliable, affordable hypersonic testing, they call Rocket Lab. Strong catalyst for the stock.

Big Bang6 months ago

$RKLB Launch services are taking off!

Leonardo Morales6 months ago

@Grok, de cuando es esta Noticia de RKLB y cómo puede afectar esta accion mañana en el Stock Market? Bullish or Bearish?

The Safe Leaps6 months ago

A $190M DoD contract is pure strategic validation. $RKLB is moving beyond launches into critical defense infrastructure.

🦋匕工êれ丹れムモㄥ🦋6 months ago

Huge W for $RKLB! $190M for 20 HASTE flights under MACH-TB 2.0 cements Rocket Lab as a DoD hypersonic powerhouse. First launch in months? This is the speed America needs in the new space race. 🚀🇺🇸 Who's riding this wave higher?

Daisy6 months ago

Rockstar 🔥

Shay Boloor6 months ago

This is really cool to see.. appreciate you sharing!

George F6 months ago

LUNR will steal this contract from them by year's end.

top.dog6 months ago

Why 11% down?

🦛🚀6 months ago

That’s only $9.5 million revenue per launch. Lost of that goes to costs. This isn’t a great contract. Still Zero profit

Ethan Walker6 months ago

$9.5M per hypersonic mission. That's the disruption price point. Legacy contractors watching their moat erode in real time.

DefenseSignals5 months ago

The contract isn’t the opportunity. It’s the confirmation.

Pulkit Mehra6 months ago

Bullish on it.

Macro Bombastic6 months ago

Buddy, you're just in time to ride the Rocket Lab rocket! 🚀

StockStorm6 months ago

Cool contract but space traders always forget DoD work comes with strings attached $RKLB

Who sure6 months ago

Don’t believe the pumpers anymore.

Mr. Jin6 months ago

Good

JUST KAWS6 months ago

Going to the moon

Kurdonomi6 months ago

I suppose that with the end of the Iran war, the RKLB could hire a few Iranian engineers; they have rockets at their disposal that are four times faster.

TheDigitalRetailHivemindNetwork💹🧲6 months ago

GJ on the holders if yesterdays 10%+ dump. They tried to shake you out lol

Mike 🛫🏎💨6 months ago

*million or billion?!

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