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.

Shares of space-related companies are trading lower, possibly as Rocket Lab extended losses, falling over 8% after an analyst cut its price target following a delay to its Neutron rocket’s first launch, weighing on peers.

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Shares of space-related companies are trading lower as U.S. inflation data fuel a spike in bond and Treasury yields, with expectations for interest rates to remain elevated. Monetary tightening and elevated borrowing costs pose a material threat to the sector from curtailed corporate and government financing of cosmic communications, AI compute, and exploration.