Viasat Announces ViaSat-3 F2 Satellite Entered Service Across The Americas, Completing Constellation And Tripling Global Fleet Bandwidth

Cathie Wood Buys Rocket Lab as ARK Sees SpaceX's Starship Shift Squeezing Launch Capacity

SpaceX’s Falcon 9 phaseout could create a launch bottleneck, giving Rocket Lab a major opportunity. Here’s how 3 ARK ETFs are positioned for the space boom.

Is State Street SPDR S&P Telecom ETF (XTL) a Strong ETF Right Now?

The State Street SPDR S&P Telecom ETF (XTL) is a smart beta ETF with $551.17 million in assets that tracks the S&P Telecom Select Industry Index. With a 0.35% expense ratio and year-to-date returns of 38.37%, it offers concentrated exposure to the telecom sector but carries medium risk with a beta of 1.17. Cheaper alternatives like VOX (0.09% expense ratio) and XLC (0.08% expense ratio) are available for investors seeking lower-cost options.

Shares of space-related companies are trading higher after Google announced its Project Suncatcher, which aims to deploy AI compute in space. The project's implied need for low Earth orbit propulsion, connectivity, power delivery and other technologies may be drawing investor interest to the sector.

Viasat Wins First Task Order Award as part of $307 Million Ceiling U.S. Marine Corps Enterprise Services Contract for Multi-Orbit Connectivity

Viasat Inc. has been awarded an initial $42 million task order under a seven-year, up to $307 million IDIQ contract to provide fully managed, end-to-end global satellite services for the United States Marine Corps. The contract covers multi-orbit connectivity across L-, Ku, and Ka-bands, including access to Viasat's next-generation ViaSat-3 satellites, with 24x7x365 network and security operations support.