Space Exploration Technologies Corp. (SPCX) shares rose more than 7% on Friday, October 2, after the company completed three rocket missions in less than 13 hours. Shares closed at $158.96.
The missions included Crew-13, which carried four astronauts to the International Space Station, and Transporter-18, which deployed 130 commercial payloads. SpaceX also launched classified satellite NROL-97 for the National Reconnaissance Office, marking the first Falcon Heavy mission.
The rapid launch sequence highlighted SpaceX’s operational capacity. The positive market response reflected investor confidence in the launches and followed a recent successful orbital flight of Starship.