During the pre-market trading session of US stocks on February 3, 2026, the stock prices of companies in the space sector witnessed a collective upswing. Virgin Galactic's shares climbed by 1.7%, Planet Labs saw a 3.1% increase, Intuitive Machines rose 2.4%, and Voyager Space Technologies advanced 2.7%. This rally follows the recent announcement by Musk's SpaceX regarding its confirmed merger with the artificial intelligence firm xAI. The combined entity aims to deploy one million satellites to construct a space-based data center.
