Top 10 space stocks to watch as SpaceX IPOs on June 12

[QuantumDay]

SpaceX lists on Nasdaq under ticker SPCX on June 12, 2026, targeting a $1.75 trillion valuation and aiming to raise up to $75 billion in the largest IPO in history, surpassing Saudi Aramco's 2019 record. Since SpaceX filed its S-1 in April, Rocket Lab is up 89%, Intuitive Machines up 103%, and the Procure Space ETF up 33%. The global space economy hit $626 billion in 2025 and is projected to exceed $1 trillion by 2030.

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• SPCX (SpaceX) - IPO June 12. Starlink, Falcon 9, Starship. $1.75T target valuation. Biggest listing in market history
• RKLB (Rocket Lab) - Up 89% since SpaceX S-1 filing, small satellite launch leader, Neutron rocket in development, hit $151 all-time high recently
• LUNR (Intuitive Machines) - Up 103% since SpaceX filing, achieved first US lunar landing since Apollo, NASA commercial lunar contracts
• ASTS (AST SpaceMobile) - Direct-to-cellular satellite broadband, agreements with AT&T, Verizon and Vodafone, Block 2 BlueBird constellation deploying
• LMT (Lockheed Martin) - Defence and space contracts, execution-proven operator, steady institutional holding
• RTX (Raytheon Technologies) - Aerospace and defence infrastructure, satellite systems, consistent cash generation
• PL (Planet Labs) - Earth observation satellite imaging, commercial remote sensing data, growing enterprise contracts
• FLY (Firefly Aerospace) - Launch services and lunar landers, medium-lift capabilities, renewed interest as sector halo effect builds
• VOYG (Voyager Technologies) - Defence-oriented space solutions, notable gains on contract wins and sector tailwinds
• NASA (Space Innovators ETF) - Managed by Tema, 6.7% SpaceX allocation, 10.1% Rocket Lab, 6.71% AST SpaceMobile, diversified exposure

[Andy81]

The SpaceX IPO is going to be a defining moment for the sector. When the most important space company in the world lists it forces every institutional fund manager to take the industry seriously

[Megan34]

Rocket Lab up 89% on the halo effect alone tells you how starved the sector has been for a proper anchor company. SPCX listing gives the whole space economy a reference valuation

[NightOwl]

Intuitive Machines up 103% is extraordinary but also risky. That is a lot of price to pay for a company whose core business is still in early commercial stages

[Courier53]

AST SpaceMobile is the one I keep coming back to. Direct to cell from LEO using existing phones is the actual killer app of the satellite era if the network builds out properly

[Pale Connor]

Blue Origin's rocket explosion in May wiped 12% off Rocket Lab in a single session. The correlation between competitor failures and your own stock is a strange feature of this sector

[alwaysRock40]

The NASA ETF is the sensible play here. SpaceX allocation, Rocket Lab allocation, AST allocation. You get the upside without betting on which one of these pre-revenue names survives