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Rocket Lab Is Betting Everything On A Rocket That Hasn't Flown

Source: SeekingAlpha

2026-07-07 10:52:57 ET

Some deals, by nature, make you update a spreadsheet, while others make you want to throw it out. On June 29, 2026, Rocket Lab Corporation ( RKLB ) handed us the second kind of deal: agreeing to buy Iridium Communications Inc. ( IRDM ) for $8 billion in cash and stock, a 24% premium to Iridium’s prior close. The deal makes the upside much larger but also sharpens the risk at the same time, as both scenarios now run through a single rocket that still hasn't flown. That's the bet....

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Rocket Lab Is Betting Everything On A Rocket That Hasn't Flown
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