Comparison
SpaceX vs Rocket Lab
SpaceX — Space launch, satellite communications, and defense technology company. Rocket Lab — End-to-end space company providing launch services, satellites, and spacecraft components.
How they compare
Funding, contracts, and company data pulled directly from the Defense Tech Atlas index — see each company's full profile for sourced citations behind every figure.
| Dimension | SpaceX | Rocket Lab |
|---|---|---|
| Headquarters | Starbase, TX | Long Beach, CA |
| Founded | 2002 | 2006 |
| Stage | Public (Nasdaq: SPCX) | Public (Nasdaq: RKLB) |
| Total disclosed funding | Public company | $1.2B (pre-IPO) |
| Valuation | Public (Nasdaq: SPCX) | Public (Nasdaq: RKLB) |
| Employees | 22,000 | 2,600 |
| Contracts tracked | 10 contracts | 6 contracts |
| Investors tracked | 2 investors | 2 investors |
| Shared focus areas | space, launch, public | space, launch, public |