Rocket Lab Sold Kepler a Dedicated Neutron Flight. Here's How Many More It Needs to Justify Its Valuation

Key Points Space-launch service provider Rocket Lab is on the verge of launching a medium-lift rocket that will open up new revenue opportunities. The bulk of the opportunity, however, isn’t actually payment for putting satellites into low Earth orbit. Although the company should eventually justify its current valuation, the stock is priced for a future that isn’t yet in place. These 10 stocks could mint the next wave of millionaires › Despite several developmental setbacks pushing its first actual launch back to late this year (at the earliest), space-launch outfit Rocket Lab (NASDAQ: RKLB) continues working toward getting its medium-lift Neutron rocket off the launch pad, both figuratively and literally.