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The Space Scoop
Week Ended 11.25.2022
Happy Friday! And we hope our U.S. readers had a Happy Thanksgiving! 🦃 It was a quiet week so we have a short one for you today. Lets dive in.

📈 Market Max-Q
S&P 500: 4,026.11 +1.5%
NASDAQ: 11,226.35 +0.7%

UFO: 20.45 +0.6%
ROKT: 39.53 +1.0%
ARKX: 13.18 +0.1%
SSIT: 50.00 -5.0%

PL: 5.33 +4.5%
MAXR: 23.80 -10.1%
SIDU: 1.77 -11.7%
SATX: 22.90 -46.6%

1W return as of 4:00pm EDT.

🚀 Top Stories
1) Rocket Lab ($RKLB) was selected by NASA to launch the Time-Resolved Observations of Precipitation Structure and Storm Intensity with a Constellation of Smallsats (TROPICS) mission. 
  • The program consists of four CubeSats in two low-Earth orbital planes, into their operational orbit within a 60-day period. These two dedicated missions will launch on Electron from Launch Complex 2 in Virginia scheduled to take place no earlier than May 1, 2023.
2) Virgin Orbit ($VORB) announced that they evaluated the possibility a securities offering but due to "current market conditions," decided not to proceed.
  • The company noted that any future capital raising transactions will depend upon future market conditions (of course).
3) Sidus Space ($SIDU) signed an MOU with Capital C to provide maritime satellite design and surveillance.
  • Sidus will assist in developing, delivering, and maintaining surveillance and tracking systems with software that utilizes satellite imagery, sensor data and data delivery.
     
  • Sidus will also provide continued access to LEO satellite communications systems as well as the design and manufacture of specialized marine parts as a preferred vendor.

🛰️ In Other News
Rosotics Raises $750K Pre-Seed (PRNewswire)
The aerospace and defense focused additive manufacturing startup's Rapid Induction Printing™ requires significantly less energy and fewer material resources than current methods. The round was led by Draper Associates with participation from Correlation Ventures, Vibe Capital, and Sequoia Capital.

📊 Chart of the Week
The SpaceX Effect - Jeff Burke and Michael Madrid (Source)

🔗 Links
• Space Force Opens Door to Blue Origin With New Cooperative Agreement

• Aerojet Rocketdyne ($AJRD) To Expand Huntsville Presence With Addition of 379K Sq. Ft.

• Rocket Lab ($RKLB) Completes Final Launch Rehearsal Ahead of First Electron Mission From U.S. Soil

• EchoStar ($SATS) and Maxar ($MAXR) Amend Agreement for Hughes JUPITER 3 Satellite Production

• AST SpaceMobile ($ASTS) BW3’s Assembly, Launch, and Deployment

• Redwire ($RDW) President & COO Andrew Rush Is Leaving the Company

• Bessemer Ventures Sold 8.1M Shares of Its 65M Shares Stake in Rocket Lab ($RKLB)

🗣️ Opinion
• Here’s My Top Space Stock To Buy on the Dip

• 1 Small Step for NASA, 1 Giant Leap for Space Stocks

• The SpaceX Effect: Companies Founded by SpaceX Alumni

• Artemis Launches Need To Set the World on Fire

• Remarkable Pivot Happening in the National Security Space Business

📅 Earnings Calendar
• $PL: December 14 - After Market Close

*Company confirmed dates only.
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