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The Space Scoop
Week Ended 07.01.2022
Happy Friday! And a Happy July 4th Weekend to our U.S. readers! We hope you're off to the beach so lets save you some time and get right to it.
š Market Max-Q
S&P 500: 3,825.32 -2.2%NASDAQ: 11,127.86 -4.1%UFO: 20.15 -3.4%ROKT: 35.56 -0.3%ARKX: 13.51 -4.0%SSIT: 53.3 -9.8%VORB: 3.84 +18.9%SATL: 3.99 +11.2%LLAP: 4.16 -17.6%SIDU: 3.10 -24.4%1W return as of 4:00pm EDT.
š Top Stories
1) The FTSE Russell Indexes completed their annual rebalance this week and seven space stocks joined the ranks.
Russell 3000 additions include: Astra ($ASTR), Momentus ($MNTS), Planet ($PL), Redwire ($RDW), Rocket Lab ($RKLB), Spire ($SPIR) and Terran Orbital ($LLAP).
Satellogic ($SATL) and Virgin Orbit ($VORB) were announced to be additions on June 3rd but did not end up making the final cut.
Russell Microcap additions include: Astra ($ASTR), BlackSky ($BKSY), Momentus ($MNTS), Redwire ($RDW), Spire ($SPIR) and Terran Orbital ($LLAP).
2) Relativity Space announced a multi-year, multi-launch Launch Services Agreement with OneWeb.
Relativity will launch their LEO satellites starting in 2025. This agreement marks the fifth multi-launch customer secured by Relativity totaling $1.2B+ in backlog. The terms of the contract were not disclosed.
3) Inmarsat released a 20,000 person survey covering 11 countries to dive deeper into question "what is the value of space?"
While we cannot cover all the findings of the 50 page document here, the survey suggests that perceptions of space are shaped more by popular culture and less about the role space plays in todayās economy.
Findings show 21% of people associate space with āaliensā and 10% with āStar Warsā vs. 8% who do for ācommunications & connectivityā and 3% for ābroadcasting & televisionā.
"The most significant insight from this research is that people across the world are largely unaware of the true value of space: neither its current significance nor the value it holds for future generations."
š°ļø In Other News
Exspace Raises $236.8M Series B Round
The Chinese state-owned small satellite launch provider announced the funding formally in a ceremony with Wuhan regional officials. Exspace is a subsidiary of China Aerospace Science and Industry Corporation (CASIC).
Venture Orbital Raises ā¬10M Series A Round
(Company)
The French launch startup has rebranded itself to "Latitude" and the capital will be used to accelerate the development of their Navier rocket engine. The round was led by CrƩdit Mutuel Innovation and Expansion with participation from BPI, Comat, Nicomatic and ADF.
Airbus Awarded ā¬160M ESA Contract
(Company)
The FORUM (Far-infrared Outgoing Radiation Understanding and Monitoring) Earth monitoring satellite contract will measure heat emitted from the Earth into space and is due to launch in 2027.
š Chart of the Week
June is officially in the books. Sidus ($SIDU) surged +79.4% while Astra ($ASTR) fell -50.8%. Following a bullish May, space stocks have returned to the 2022 trend of heading lower. Here's to hoping July can turn things around..
š Links
ā¢ Virgin Orbit ($VORB) Granted Operatorās License for Launch Operations in Brazilā¢ Axiom Space & Collins Aerospace Were the Only Bidders for NASAās xEVAS Contractā¢ ICEYE Expands Business Offerings To Include Complete Satellite Missionsā¢ AST SpaceMobile ($ASTS) BlueWalker 3 Test Satellite Launch Slated for Early to Mid-Septemberā¢ Redwire ($RDW) Delivers Second Pair of ISS Roll-Out Solar Arrays to Boeing ($BA)ā¢ SpaceX Fulfills Remaining $40M of $1.725B Equity Offeringā¢ Viasatās ($VSAT) Mark Dankberg To Resume Chairman & CEO Rolesā¢ Aerojet Rocketdyne ($AJRD) CEO Wins Proxy Fight Against Executive Chairmanā¢ FCC Authorizes Mobile Starlink Internet Service to Boats, Planes and Trucksā¢ D-Orbit ($BREZ) Signs Launch and Deployment Contract With Kepler Communicationsā¢ Rocket Lab ($RKLB) Completes Sixth Orbit Raise for NASAās CAPSTONE Mission
š£ļø Opinion
ā¢ $ARKX: Donāt Be Fooled by the Bear Market Rallyā¢ You Canāt Buy SpaceX Yet but These Space Stocks Are Up for Grabsā¢ Arqit ($ARQQ) Has Cash Reserves but Will Have To Weather Venture Dry Upā¢ Planet Labs ($PL) Grows Quickly. Its Stock ā Not So Much.ā¢ Why You Should Avoid This Space Pioneer for Now
š Earnings Calendar
ā¢ $NOC: July 28 - Before Market Openā¢ $SPCE: August 4 - After Market Close
*Company confirmed dates only.