🟢 RKLB is trading 5% up today after securing a $90 million Space Force contract

RKLB is trading about 5% up today at around $143 in pre-market trading after securing a major government contract.

• The U.S. Space Force awarded Rocket Lab a $90 million contract to design, manufacture, and operate two geostationary satellites for space domain awareness. [2, 4, 11]
• This marks Rocket Lab's first satellite production program for geostationary orbit, a significant expansion of its business into a new orbital regime. [12]
• The move extends recent upward momentum for the stock, which has seen strong investor interest following a series of operational wins and a record order backlog. [4, 14]