BUZZ-US-listed spaceflight-related stocks rise after SpaceX releases strong third-quarter financial report

October 21 - ** SpaceX SPCX.O reports its first quarterly profit since going public, with U.S. space-related stocks surging in pre-market trading

** SpaceX's third-quarter revenue reached $14.6 billion, far exceeding the expected $12.72 billion—according to data compiled by the London Stock Exchange Group (LSEG), its share price soared over 10%

** U.S. aerospace stocks generally rose 2%-5%: Firefly Aerospace FLY.O, Rocket Lab RKLB.O, Intuitive Machines LUNR.O, Virgin Galactic SPCE.K

** Satellite communications company EchoStar (SATS.O), which holds shares of SPCX, saw its share price surge by 5.5%—ranking among the top gainers

** Morningstar raised the fair value of SPCX from $62 to $70, citing data center scale expansion exceeding expectations

** Elon Musk said that a merger between SpaceX and Tesla TSLA.O "would be a good idea"; a committee has already been established by both companies to discuss this

** Since its IPO in June, SPCX is up over 9%, while UFO is up 2% so far this year, and ARKX is up about 4%

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