NASA launches the first crewed lunar mission, aerospace stocks soar

LootboxPhobia · 2026-04-02T19:41:23+00:00

Intuitive Machines, AST SpaceMobile, and other aerospace companies' stock prices rose due to the launch of NASA's first crewed lunar mission, with gains of up to 17%. The upcoming IPO of SpaceX also boosted market enthusiasm.

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2026-04-02 19:41:23

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Investing.com – Thursday, shares of Intuitive Machines (Nasdaq stock ticker: LUNR) rose 17%, AST SpaceMobile (Nasdaq stock ticker: ASTS) rose 9%, York Space Systems climbed 10%, Firefly Aerospace rose 7%, Virgin Galactic (NYSE stock ticker: SPCE) rose 5%, and Rocket Lab (Nasdaq stock ticker: RKLB) rose 4%. Earlier, NASA launched the first crewed moon mission in half a century.

On Wednesday, four astronauts launched from Florida and headed into space to carry out NASA’s Artemis II mission, a 10-day circumlunar flight.

After SpaceX filed a public offering application this week, the company plans to conduct an IPO in June, and space and satellite stocks gained momentum as a result.

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