SpaceX shares surge 7% after completing three launches in 13 hours
SpaceX completed three rocket launches within 13 hours on Thursday, sending NASA’s Crew‑13 crew to the ISS, a Transporter‑18 rideshare with 130 payloads, and a classified NRO mission on a Falcon Heavy. One of the rideshare payloads was Google’s Project Suncatcher satellite testing four Tensor Processing Units in orbit. The launches prompted SpaceX stock to jump more than 7% the following day.
Why it matters
The stock rise lifted the price to $159, giving investors a short‑term gain and signalling market enthusiasm for SpaceX’s diversified launch services and its emerging orbital AI business, according to the trade‑price information in the filings.
Key facts
- 1SpaceX launched three rockets between 11:10 a.m. ET Thursday and 11:54 p.m. ET the same day. finance.yahoo.com
- 2The first launch was a Falcon 9 carrying NASA’s Crew‑13 mission with four astronauts. finance.yahoo.com
- 3The second launch was a Falcon 9 carrying 130 payloads on the Transporter‑18 rideshare mission. finance.yahoo.com
- 4The third launch was a Falcon Heavy carrying the classified NROL‑97 payload for the National Reconnaissance Office. finance.yahoo.com
- 5Google’s Project Suncatcher satellite tested four Tensor Processing Units in space and reported normal operation. finance.yahoo.com
- 6SpaceX shares rose about 7% to $159 on Friday after closing at $148.07 on Thursday. benzinga.com
Summary written by AlphAI from 2 of 2 sources. Not investment advice. Figures are as stated by the linked sources.