NASA intends to send a lot of people to the moon-and to Mars-in the coming decade.

Artemis II isn’t the only revolutionary space mission in America’s history. Here are a few rocket launches that stand out as pivotal moments in space exploration.

Rocket Lab Corporation (NASDAQ:RKLB) ranks among the stocks that could 10x over the next 10 years. On March 18, Rocket Lab Corporation (NASDAQ:RKLB) reported that it had signed a $190 million contract for 20 hypersonic test flights utilizing its HASTE launch platform,

NASA announces nuclear rocket demo. NASA’s announcement Tuesday that it will “pause” work on a lunar space station and focus on building a surface base on the Moon was no big surprise to anyone paying attention to the Trump administration’s space policy.

Rocket Lab, a provider of launch services and spacecraft, announced it won a $190 million Pentagon contract for 20 hypersonic test flights. The award, issued by the Pentagon’s Test Resource Management Center under its Multi-Service Advanced Capability Hypersonic Test Bed,

Blue Origin has paused its New Shepard space tourism program to focus on developing its lunar vehicles and New Glenn launches from Cape Canaveral. Virgin Galactic plans to resume its own commercial spaceflights in 2026 in New Mexico with a new spaceplane.

These two companies are making moves in the defense industry amid rising geopolitical tensions.