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The Space Scoop
Week Ended 09.23.2022
Happy Friday! Fall is officially here (in the U.S.) and that is what Space stocks continued to do this week. In an on rush of press releases this week, Rocket Lab hosted a bullish investor day in NYC and Hilton Hotels is collaborating with Starlab space station. Lets dive in.

📈 Market Max-Q
S&P 500: 3,693.22 -4.7%
NASDAQ: 10,867.94 -5.1%

UFO: 18.28 -8.9%
ROKT: 34.08 -6.3%
ARKX: 12.82 -5.9%
SSIT: 63.8 +0.3%

SATL: 4.31 +4.4%
RKLB: 4.12 -18.4%
MYNA: 5.09 -19.9%
LLAP: 2.59 -30.0%

1W return as of 4:00pm EDT.

🚀 Top Stories
1) Rocket Lab ($RKLB) hosted its Investor Day and Neutron Update live in New York City on Wednesday. 
  • The event showcased Neutron launch vehicle development progress, outlined the path to target margin model for Electron and Space Systems and provided product roadmap for future space systems capabilities.
    • Presentation here and Livestream replay here.
       
  • Stifel voiced continued bullishness following the event, reiterating their 'Buy' rating on the company and setting a $15 price target.
     
  • Analyst Erik Rasmussen noted "We remain encouraged by the speed of execution and change within the business and how their revenue continues to scale, bring profitability into focus and be a positive catalyst for the stock."
     
  • He concluded stating "Rocket Lab is one of the highest quality space companies to enter the market." 
2) Hilton Hotels ($HLT) announced it will design astronaut suites and facilities for Voyager Space and Lockheed Martin's ($LMT) private space station known as Starlab.
  • In addition to design, Hilton will also work with Voyager to examine opportunities for marketing of the space station and astronaut experiences onboard.
     
  • Dylan Taylor, CEO of Voyager, said the partnership derived from a relationship that began in early 2020, when astronauts on the ISS baked chocolate chip cookies as the first experiment of baking food in space. Interesting!
3) Redwire ($RDW) signed an MOU with Bradford Space and Swedish Space Corporation to jointly develop a commercial orbital debris removal service.
  • Through the collaboration, Redwire will expand the development team and add extensive space robotics and guidance, navigation and control (GN&C) experience to enhance the commercial offering.

🛰️ In Other News
SpinLaunch Raises $71M Series B Round (SpaceNews)
The California-based space launch catapult startup raised capital to continue developing its system and a line of satellites. Preview it here. The round was led by ATW Partners and is a mix of debt and equity. The company did not disclose the split.

OneWeb Plans to Raise ~£3B of Debt (DailyMail)
The British firm plans to use the capital to fund the second generation of its LEO broadband constellation, GEN2 satellites, that could support navigation. With 428 satellites currently in LEO, the company plans to have 648 in space by 2023 and has received approval for a total of 2,000.

📊 Chart of the Week
A look at Rocket Lab's ($RKLB) 2020-2022 revenue diversity. They weren't kidding and "did what they said they would" about becoming an end-to-end space services company. More to come we imagine.

🔗 Links
• Rocket Lab ($RKLB) To Launch Argos-4 Spacecraft for General Atomics

• BlackSky ($BKSY) Wins $14M To Monitor Critical Global Economic Activity

• Planet ($PL) Announces New Details of Hyperspectral Constellation, Tanager

• Axiom Space To Send First Turkish Astronaut to Space

• MDA ($MDA) Announces Second Commercial Sale of Space Robotics Techn to Axiom

• Wagner Corporation and Virgin Orbit ($VORB) To Collaborate and Bring National Air Launch to Australia

• SAIC and Rogue Space Partnering to Develop SmallSats for In-Space Services

• Spire ($SPIR) Announces New Contract Extension with NASA’s CSDA Program

• Momentus ($MNTS) Completes Vibration Testing of Vigoride Vehicle

• Rocket Lab ($RKLB) Selects NASA Stennis Space Center for Neutron Engine Test Facility

• Northrop Grumman ($NOC) Meets Rocket Motor Casting Milestone Ahead of Sentinel’s First Flight

• Iridium ($IRDM) Announces Operation Pacific Waves

• Spire ($SPIR) Awarded $9.9M NOAA Contract To Deliver Satellite Weather Data

• AAC Clyde Space ($ACCMF) Wins Order From Astroscale

• Arkisys Eyeing 2023 For First Flight Demonstration

• Redwire ($RDW) Providing Navigation Components and ROSA Technology for NASA’s DART Mission

• Microsoft ($MSFT), Planet ($PL) and the Nature Conservancy Launch the Global Renewables Watch

• Axiom Space Partners With Saudi Space Commission To Send First Female Saudi Astronaut to Space

🗣️ Opinion
• Is Intuitive Machines ($IPAX) the Last Space SPAC?

• Virgin Galactic ($SPCE): Time’s Up

• Maxar ($MAXR): An Underperforming Aerospace Stock With an Uncertain Earnings Outlook

• Europe Seeks To Stay in the Space Race

• How To Capture Defunct Satellites and Other Space Junk and Bring It Back to Earth
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