On May 27, Redwire Corp. rose 8.12% in after-hours trading, trading at $23.75/share, with trading volume of $35.51 million. The stock had surged as much as 27% during the regular session before extending gains after hours.

On the news front, SpaceX filed for an initial public offering last week with a potential valuation of up to $2 trillion and plans to raise as much as $75 billion, making it potentially the largest IPO in history. The filing ignited broad optimism toward the space economy, driving space-related stocks sharply higher. Analysts noted that SpaceX's IPO is attracting increased investor attention toward other well-positioned space companies.

At the company level, Redwire recently secured a multiyear high eight-figure contract from a NATO member country for its Penguin Mk3 tactical uncrewed aerial system, along with a $15 million US Army follow-on Stalker drone training order — the third such order in eight months, bringing cumulative recent awards to $24.8 million. The surging backlog provides strong revenue visibility and has significantly bolstered investor confidence.

Within the Aerospace & Defense sector, Momentus Inc. rose 25.31%, Intuitive Machines rose 2.04%, Rocket Lab up 0.03%, GE Aerospace up 0.04%, while Boeing fell 0.05%.

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