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SpaceX Stock Jumps 7% After 3 Launches in 13 Hours

Yahoo Finance2 min read6 sources

Why did SpaceX stock jump 7%?

SpaceX (SPCX) stock rose 7.4% on Friday to $158.96 after completing three launches in under 13 hours, carrying astronauts, a classified US spy payload and Google's first in-orbit AI chip test.

Key numbers

Friday close$158.96+7.4% vs Thursday's $148.07
Launches in under 13 hours3Crew-13, Transporter-18, NROL-97
Monday price (intraday)$167.78+5.6% vs Friday close
Market value$2.2T52-week range $104.83–$225.64
Morgan Stanley price target$300Rating reiterated Oct 5

What happened

SpaceX (SPCX) stock rose 7.4% on Friday to $158.96 after completing three launches in under 13 hours, carrying astronauts, a classified US spy payload and Google's first in-orbit AI chip test. The flights were NASA's Crew-13 trip to the space station, a shared ride with 130 payloads including Google's four AI chips, and a Falcon Heavy spy mission. On Monday shares traded up about 5% near $168 after Morgan Stanley repeated its $300 price target (an analyst's estimate of where the price could go).

Why it matters

SpaceX is now a public company worth about $2.2 trillion, so news like rocket launches can move its share price quickly. Three launches in under 13 hours show how often it can fly for NASA, the US government and paying customers. Google's test checks whether AI chips can work in space, an idea behind plans for orbital data centers.

Who this affects

Marketmixed
Low impact
SpaceX rose; rival Rocket Lab slipped Monday.
Companybullish
Medium impact
Shareholders gained 7% Friday, about 5% more Monday.
Competitorsmixed
Low impact
Rocket Lab fell about 2% Monday; AST SpaceMobile flat.
Industrybullish
Low impact
Fast launch pace and AI-chip testing signal growing demand.

SpaceX vs Rocket Lab, AST SpaceMobile

SpaceXSPCX$167.78+5.6%
Rocket LabRKLB$72.47-2.0%
AST SpaceMobileASTS$58.63+0.3%

As of 2026-10-05T14:46:00Z

How we got here

  1. Falcon 9 launches NASA's Crew-13 with four astronauts to the space station

  2. Transporter-18 lifts off from Vandenberg with 130 payloads, including Google's Suncatcher AI-chip test

  3. Falcon Heavy launches NROL-97, the first National Reconnaissance Office mission on that rocket

  4. SpaceX shares close at $158.96, up 7.4% from Thursday

  5. Shares trade up about 5% after Morgan Stanley reiterates $300 target

What to watch

  • Starship Flight 15, which Morgan Stanley calls an imminent catalyst for the stockOctober 2026
  • Any TSMC deal for a chip factory serving Tesla, SpaceX and xAIDate not announced

Educational content only. Not investment advice.

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