On May 29, Redwire Corp. fell 10.39% in regular trading, trading at $23.25/share, with trading volume of approximately $182 million. The decline followed two major negative catalysts hitting the broader space sector simultaneously.
On the news front, Blue Origin's New Glenn rocket suffered a violent explosion during a hot-fire test in Florida, with the company confirming the cause is under investigation. Concurrently, reports emerged that SpaceX's IPO valuation could come in below prior market expectations of up to $2 trillion — a sharp reversal from the optimism that had propelled space stocks higher just days earlier.
The dual negative developments triggered a broad selloff across space and defense names, with Firefly Aerospace down 9.32%, Intuitive Machines down 9.19%, Karman Holdings down 6.80%, and Rocket Lab down 6.55%. The sector-wide weakness compounded pressure on Redwire, which had rallied as much as 27% earlier in the week on SpaceX IPO enthusiasm and multiple military contract wins.
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