--- title: "Space Stock Guides: SpaceX, Rankings, Comparisons and ETFs | Orbit Alpha" description: "Every Orbit Alpha space stock guide in one place: how to buy SpaceX, the SPCX lockup calendar, space stock rankings, head-to-head comparisons and space ETFs." url: https://www.orbitalpha.cloud/guides updated: 2026-10-18 --- # Space stock guides Updated 18 Oct 2026 from live prices and SEC filings Guides to the questions investors ask most about space stocks, built from the same live prices, SEC filings and contract data as the Orbit Alpha dashboard and refreshed every time the site updates. ## SpaceX and Starlink Buying SPCX, the lock-up schedule and how to get Starlink exposure. - [How to buy SpaceX (SPCX) stock](https://www.orbitalpha.cloud/spacex-stock) How to buy SpaceX shares (Nasdaq: SPCX) step by step, including in a UK Stocks and Shares ISA: platforms, currency fees, the W-8BEN form, fractional shares and what you actually own. - [SpaceX lockup calendar](https://www.orbitalpha.cloud/spacex-stock/lockup-calendar) Every SpaceX lockup release date from the IPO prospectus, with shares unlocked, how SPCX traded on each day, the Q3 earnings tranche, 8 December expiry and when Elon Musk can sell. - [Starlink stock: how to invest in Starlink](https://www.orbitalpha.cloud/starlink-stock) Starlink has no separate stock. Here is how to invest in Starlink through SpaceX (SPCX), what share of SpaceX it is, subscriber and revenue figures, and the listed rivals. ## Space stock lists and rankings Every listed space company ranked on live data: price, insider trades, cash runway, contracts and earnings dates. - [List of space stocks](https://www.orbitalpha.cloud/space-stocks) Every publicly traded space stock in one list: launch, satellite communications, Earth observation, infrastructure and exploration, with price, market cap and year-to-date return. - [Space stocks insider buying and selling](https://www.orbitalpha.cloud/space-stocks/insider-trading) Which space company insiders are buying and selling their own stock: open-market Form 4 trades over the last 3 and 12 months, and the largest individual trades. - [Space stocks cash runway ranking](https://www.orbitalpha.cloud/space-stocks/cash-runway) Cash, free cash flow and months of runway for every US-listed space stock, ranked from shortest runway to cash generative, from SEC filings. - [Space company government contracts](https://www.orbitalpha.cloud/space-stocks/government-contracts) US government contract awards to listed space companies over the last 12 months, ranked by value, with the latest NASA, Space Force and Department of Defense awards. - [Space stocks earnings calendar](https://www.orbitalpha.cloud/space-stocks/earnings-calendar) When each US-listed space stock reports earnings next, with timing and consensus EPS estimates, plus what to watch in a space company's results. - [Space stocks under $10](https://www.orbitalpha.cloud/space-stocks/under-10) Every US-listed space stock trading under $10 a share, with market cap, year-to-date return, cash runway and share dilution, updated from live prices and SEC filings. ## Space stocks compared Head-to-head comparisons of the space stocks investors weigh against each other most. - [SpaceX vs Rocket Lab stock](https://www.orbitalpha.cloud/compare/spacex-vs-rocket-lab) SpaceX (SPCX) and Rocket Lab (RKLB) side by side: market cap, returns, revenue growth, cash, debt, dilution, insider trades and how the two launch companies differ. - [AST SpaceMobile vs SpaceX (Starlink)](https://www.orbitalpha.cloud/compare/ast-spacemobile-vs-spacex) AST SpaceMobile (ASTS) against SpaceX (SPCX), whose Starlink runs a rival direct-to-cell service: market cap, returns, revenue, cash, dilution and the race to connect ordinary phones. - [Rocket Lab vs AST SpaceMobile stock](https://www.orbitalpha.cloud/compare/rocket-lab-vs-ast-spacemobile) Rocket Lab (RKLB) and AST SpaceMobile (ASTS), two of the most traded space stocks, side by side: market cap, returns, revenue, cash runway, dilution and insider trades. - [Rocket Lab vs Firefly Aerospace stock](https://www.orbitalpha.cloud/compare/rocket-lab-vs-firefly) Rocket Lab (RKLB) and Firefly Aerospace (FLY) side by side: market cap, returns, revenue growth, cash runway, dilution and how their rockets and lunar businesses compare. ## Funds and international Space ETFs, and the UK and European space companies. - [UK and European space stocks](https://www.orbitalpha.cloud/space-stocks/uk-europe) Every listed space company in the UK and Europe, with price, market cap and year-to-date return, plus how UK investors can buy them in an ISA or SIPP. - [Space ETFs compared](https://www.orbitalpha.cloud/space-etfs) Space ETFs and funds side by side: 1-month, 3-month, year-to-date and 1-year returns against the S&P 500 and Nasdaq 100, and how they differ from owning space stocks directly. ## Live data - [Live space stocks dashboard](https://www.orbitalpha.cloud/markets) - [Space stocks vs the S&P 500](https://www.orbitalpha.cloud/markets/performance) - [Space stock news, filings and contracts](https://www.orbitalpha.cloud/news)