On May 29, Rocket Lab USA fell 3.01% in pre-market trading, trading at $143.13/share, with trading volume of approximately $17.09 million. The decline marks a second consecutive day of pre-market weakness as dilution concerns from the company's massive equity offering continue to intensify.

On the news front, Rocket Lab previously filed to issue up to $3 billion in common stock and has recently submitted multiple Form 144 filings, signaling that newly issued shares are progressively entering market circulation. Additionally, a Form 4 filing revealed that SVP and General Counsel Arjun Kampani sold approximately 88,668 shares between May 26-27 at prices ranging from $138.77 to $150 per share. Despite recent positive catalysts including a $90 million U.S. Space Force contract and successful completion of a key SDA satellite project review worth over $1.3 billion in cumulative orders, profit-taking following the stock's rebound from the $125 level has compounded with dilution pressure to drive the pullback. The broader Aerospace and Defense sector is also under pressure, with Redwire Corp. down 5.1% and Intuitive Machines down 4.38%.

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