AST SpaceMobile (NASDAQ: ASTS), Intuitive Machines (NASDAQ: LUNR), and Redwire (NYSE: RDW) all recorded fresh 52-week highs on Thursday as institutional money flowed into satellite communications, lunar logistics, and defense systems.
AST SpaceMobile reached a 52-week high of $133.80, continuing what is now on track to be its fourth consecutive winning week for the stock.
The company confirmed that BlueBird satellite 9 had arrived at Cape Canaveral to join BlueBird satellites 8 and 10, with all three entering final integration and processing ahead of launch.
The satellites are scheduled to launch aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket in mid-June, with the hardware having been built at the company’s production facility in Midland, Texas before being transported to Florida.
Retail sentiment around ASTS on Stocktwits remained in “extremely bullish” territory as investors focused on the company’s satellite-powered phone internet plans and upcoming launch schedule.
Intuitive Machines surged to a new 52-week high of $46.70 on Thursday, completely reversing an earlier sell-off triggered when NASA selected competitors Astrolab and Lunar Outpost for initial Lunar Terrain Vehicle contracts.
The rapid recovery signaled that investors remain highly confident the company will be a major long-term player in moon travel and construction, even as more competition enters the lunar business.
Intuitive Machines stock gained 13% on the day, with retail sentiment also holding in “extremely bullish” territory despite the earlier NASA contract setback.
Redwire hit a year high of $26.60, putting the stock on pace for its best weekly performance in three years as investors rewarded the company’s expanding aerospace and defense operations.
On Thursday, Redwire announced it will provide key navigation technology for NASA’s Dragonfly mission, a deep-space project designed to explore Saturn’s moon Titan in search of chemical ingredients linked to life.
The mission is scheduled for launch in 2028 and will travel roughly 3.6 billion miles before reaching Titan, with Redwire’s systems set to guide Dragonfly’s rotorcraft lander as it moves across the moon’s surface collecting samples.
Redwire’s defense footprint through military drone agreements also attracted investor attention following the Trump administration’s exploration of investments in U.S. drone companies.
Investors also rushed into publicly traded aerospace companies amid growing excitement surrounding SpaceX and its anticipated initial public offering, adding further momentum across the sector.
While Intuitive Machines and Redwire gained 13% and nearly 8% respectively on the day, AST SpaceMobile posted a more modest gain of nearly 3%.
So far in 2026, RDW and LUNR stocks have surged over 240% and 181% respectively, while ASTS has gained 83%.
