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Rocket Lab (RKLB) shares rose 1.5% in Wednesday trading, a day after the company won an Air Force contract.
The company was awarded a $266 million firm-fixed-price completion contract for suborbital launch vehicles, the US Department of Defense said Tuesday.
Work for the Air Force project is expected to be completed by Dec.31, 2028, according to a statement.
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