As of 2023, though, Beck hadn't yet decided what Rocket Lab's answer to Starlink might be, or what new business the company would enter into to provide profits superior to what can be earned simply launching payloads to space. Or at least he wasn't prepared to say this publicly. But in 2025, he may have finally made his decision.

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.