Rocket Lab drops a hint. CEO Peter Beck all but admitted as much when last I interviewed him about Rocket Lab's plans back in 2023. In the course of our chat, we discussed Rocket

Rocket Lab USA, Inc. RKLB shares are trading lower in the premarket session on Wednesday after a solid run on Tuesday. Yesterday, the company announced its upcoming Electron launch for Kinéis, a global Internet-of-Things (IoT) connectivity provider.

I believe that Rocket Lab remains a buy, even after the RKLB stock prices have risen over 400% since my earliest report on Rocket Lab post-IPO. See more here.

Rocket Lab ( RKLB -7.64%) stock stumbled 8.2% through 11:30 a.m. ET Wednesday, giving back some of its mammoth 30% gain from Tuesday, a gain arising from investor enthusiasm over newly inaugurated President Trump's own excitement about using U.S. companies to send astronauts to Mars.

Rocket Lab (Nasdaq: RKLB), a global leader in launch services and space systems, saw its stock jump 28% in Tuesday’s trading following a significant announcement regarding a new agreement with NASA. The space company revealed that it will provide Neutron launch services to NASA under the agency’s existing Venture-Class Acquisition of Dedicated and Rideshare (VADR) contract.

Shares of Rocket Lab USA ( RKLB 28.44%) are flying on Tuesday. The stock is up 28.3% as of 2 p.m. ET but was up as much as 31.8% earlier in the day. The leap comes as the S&P 500 and the Nasdaq Composite gained 0.9% and 0.6%, respectively.