Space infrastructure company Redwire (NYSE: RDW) has officially acquired spacecraft development company Hera Systems that specializes in national security.

Intuitive Machines (NASDAQ: LUNR) has won a new contract from NASA to deliver multiple science and technology payloads to the Moon’s South Pole.

Planet Labs (NYSE: PL) has entered into a new deal with the NATO Communications and Information Agency to leverage their high resolution satellite data.

Publicly traded aerospace and space exploration companies have been making a flurry of new moves recently, spurring a new excitement in space stocks.

Asteroid mining startup AstroForge has raised $40 million in a new Series A financing round led by Nova Threshold.

Rocket Lab (NASDAQ: RKLB) has successfully shipped twin satellites to NASA’s Kennedy Space Centre located in Florida for an upcoming launch into orbit.

Aerospace company Virgin Galactic (NYSE:SPCE) has officially completed construction of their new state of the art manufacturing facility located in Arizona.

Space technology company MDA Space (TSX:MDA) has announced they have been awarded $1 billion from the Canadian Space Agency.

Aerospace company Intuitive Machines (NASDAQ: LUNR) has announced they are officially preparing for their second ever trip to the moon later this year.

Varda Space has purpose built a satellite and reentry vehicle that can bring materials back safely from space, unlocking microgravity biotech research.