Space Stock Tracker: Rocket Lab Launches, Starlink Outages

Group 1: Market Overview - The space stock sector received a boost as the broader market rallied following comments from Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell, indicating potential rate cuts ahead [1] - Rocket Lab's stock rose nearly 7% on Friday due to the market rally [2] Group 2: Company Performances - Rocket Lab successfully completed its 70th Electron launch, deploying five satellites to a 655km orbit for a confidential customer [2] - Boeing announced the successful launch of its X-37B Orbital Test Vehicle on its eighth mission [3][4] - Intuitive Machines' shares gained 3% in the recent rally but remain down over 20% since its mid-August offering of $300 million in convertible senior notes [5] - AST SpaceMobile's shares have decreased over 18% in the past 30 days, despite a 3% gain on Friday [6] Group 3: Starlink Operations - Starlink experienced a brief service outage, marking its second outage in two weeks, attributed to a critical failure in internal software systems [7] - The outage occurred shortly after the launch of T-Mobile's Starlink-powered direct-to-cell service [7][8]