Space stocks are having a rough week, with SpaceX rivals AST SpaceMobile and Rocket Lab taking some of the biggest hits. William Gavin is a tech reporter for MarketWatch. He is based in New York.

Rocket Lab provides launch services and space systems, while AST SpaceMobile aims to provide global connectivity through its satellite constellation. Rocket Lab is the second-most-used launch company ...

As launch costs decline and technology advances, the space economy appears to be in the early stages of a strong growth cycle. According to McKinsey estimates, the global space economy is projected to ...

AST SpaceMobile plans to compete with Elon Musk's SpaceX, GlobalStar and others to provide satellite-based internet services. Space stocks are having a rough week, with SpaceX rivals AST SpaceMobile ...

Yahoo Finance anchor Josh Lipton tracks Friday's top moving stocks and biggest market stories in this Market Minute. Shares of AST SpaceMobile (ASTS), rival of SpaceX (SPAX.PVT), are climbing after ...