From cutting-edge innovation to surging investor enthusiasm, the space economy is taking off. The S&P Kensho Space Index’s strong lead over the S&P 500 highlights rising investor confidence and bullish market sentiment.The space index has added 51.99% over the past year and 22.26% year to date, significantly outpacing the broad market index, which has gained 12.69% and 7.07% over the same period, respectively. Increasing investor interest in the sector is mainly driven by rising demand for advanced defense ...

8 7 6 5 4 Command start. 2 1 Z mission. And New Shepard has cleared the tower.Beautiful shot. Starting roll program. NS33.We are on our way. 30 seconds. Now you can note on the left hand side of this of your screen.If you want to follow along, you can. You can note the speed, the altitude, and all the major milestones coming up here in just a moment. At this point, BE3 is at 100% power level.We are gaining speed and altitude very quickly. Now, despite the cloud cover, we are tracking New Shepard. Great shot ...

With shares down 98% over the last five years, Virgin Galactic (SPCE -7.82%) is a perfect example of the risks involved in stock market investing. While speculative, unprofitable companies can be attractive because of their volatility and millionaire-maker potential, they also face a high risk of failure because reality eventually catches up to the hype.That said, investors seem to be returning to Virgin Galactic stock after better-than-expected earnings and some analyst upgrades. Shares rose by an impressi ...