SpaceX and Rocket Lab Have a New Space Rival -- in Norway

Key Points Isar Aerospace conducted a successful second launch of its Spectrum rocket from Norway last weekend. Spectrum has a 1-ton payload to LEO, 3x that of Rocket Lab's Electron rocket. Isar has not yet IPOed. These 10 stocks could mint the next wave of millionaires › The space race is heating up again. Valued at $2 trillion after its June IPO , Space Exploration Technologies (NASDAQ: SPCX) remains far and away the leader in the global space industry, with Rocket Lab (NASDAQ: RKLB) a distant second. Despite recently hitting a milestone of 94 successful launches, Rocket Lab's total launches to date are still fewer than SpaceX's annual launches . Missed Nvidia in 2009? This Rare Signal Is Flashing Again.