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Investors are showing strong interest in SpaceX’s upcoming initial public offering (IPO), but gaining exposure to Elon Musk’s space ambitions is not the only route to potential gains. Several space-related stocks are already trading in public markets and may benefit from increased attention to the private space sector that could follow a SpaceX IPO.
Space-based telecommunications is highlighted as one of the most direct opportunities within satellite and rocket-related equities. AST SpaceMobile (ASTS) focuses on commercializing a satellite-based cellular broadband network designed to deliver phone and internet service from space.
The company has partnerships with multiple telecom operators, including AT&T, Verizon, and Vodafone.
AST SpaceMobile generated $4.4 million in revenue in 2024, which increased to $70.9 million in 2025. The article notes that consensus analyst forecasts call for the company to reach $777 million in revenue next year.
It also states that earnings per share (EPS) could approach nearly $4 by 2029, while acknowledging execution risk as a factor to consider.
Rocket Lab (RKLB) is described as competing to become a space hardware leader. While the company is known for launch services, the article emphasizes that launching commercial and government satellites is only part of its broader business.
According to the article, last year the launch segment grew by nearly 40%, while the space systems segment grew by just over 34%. It adds that contract backlog is increasingly driven by orders for Rocket Lab’s spacecraft systems and satellite components.
The article notes that Rocket Lab has not yet reached profitability, but it carries a $48 billion market capitalization and trades at more than 73 times trailing-12-month sales.
Despite that valuation, analysts expect annualized sales growth to remain in the mid double digits during this year and the next. The article concludes that as sales scale and Rocket Lab moves toward profitability, the shares could remain on an upward trajectory.
Premium gym chains are entering a “golden era” that is ending or already in decline, as rising operating costs collide with shifting consumer preferences toward more flexible, community-based ways to exercise. Long-term memberships are shrinking, margins are pressured by higher rents and facility expenses, and competition from smaller, more personalized…
