US Space Stocks Soar as Virgin Galactic Surges Over 16%

June 11 marks the official start of SpaceX’s IPO countdown, driving a rally in U.S. space-concept stocks as market investors pour capital into the space economy sector ahead of the listing. Per data from Bitget, U.S. space-themed equities are seeing broad gains across the board: Virgin Galactic (SPCE) surged more than 16%, while Intuitive Machines (LUNR), Destiny Tech100 (DXYZ), and Redwire (RDW) each climbed over 7%.