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Visitors learn about a Tesla model S at the auto exhibition area of the 5th China International Import Expo in Shanghai, China, November 7, 2022.CFOTO | Future Publishing | Getty ImagesCheck out the companies making the biggest moves midday Monday:Disney — Disney fell 3.6% after its film, "Avatar: The Way of the Water" fell short of box office expectations. The highly-anticipated movie brought in $134 million, less than the $175 million expected by analysts and under the $135 million to $150 million range Disney had…

Check out the companies making headlines before the bell:Aerojet Rocketdyne (AJRD) – Aerojet Rocketdyne agreed to be bought by rival defense contractor L3Harris Technologies (LHX) for $4.7 billion, or $58 per share in cash. Aerojet Rocketdyne rose 2% in the premarket, while L3Harris fell 1.7%.Tesla (TSLA) – Tesla shares jumped 3.4% in the premarket after CEO Elon Musk ran a Twitter poll on whether he should remain as Twitter's chief executive, and that he would abide by the results. Some major Tesla shareholders have…

The company's Electron rocket carrying the CAPSTONE mission lifts off from New Zealand on June 28, 2022.Rocket LabThe second quarter was a mixed bag for space companies, with some firms posting steady progress while others faced setbacks.Most space stocks, many of which went public last year through SPAC deals, are struggling despite the industry's growth, off 50% or more since their market debut. The shifting market environment and climbing interest rates have hit technology and growth stocks hard, weighing on space…

NASA plans to launch the Artemis I mission on Monday from Kennedy Space Center in Florida, sending the Space Launch System (SLS) rocket and Orion capsule on a more than month-long journey around the moon. —The uncrewed launch marks the debut of the most powerful rocket ever assembled and kicks off NASA's long-awaited return to the moon's surface. It's the first mission in NASA's Artemis lunar program, which is expected to land the agency's astronauts on the moon by its third mission in 2025.While Artemis I will not carry…

Boeing's Starliner spacecraft is seen before docking with the International Space Station on May 20, 2022 during the uncrewed OFT-2 mission.NASABoeing disclosed a charge of $93 million in the second quarter for its Starliner astronaut capsule program, bringing the program's overrun costs to nearly $700 million.The aerospace giant said the latest charge was "primarily driven by launch manifest updates and additional costs associated with OFT-2," or Orbital Flight Test 2. The second uncrewed flight of Starliner successfully…

Virgin Orbit's modified 747 jet "Cosmic Girl" releases the company's LauncherOne rocket for a mission on January 13, 2022.Virgin OrbitSpace companies reported results for the first quarter of the year over the past several weeks – with many CEOs complaining of supply chain disruptions pushing back hardware deliveries and launch schedules."Everyone's getting delayed. I haven't heard from a single satellite operator in the last 12 months – whether they're a new entrant, whether they're longstanding operators – everyone's…

Boeing's Starliner capsule lands in White Sands, New Mexico on May 25, 2022 to complete the OFT-2 mission.NASA TVBoeing landed its uncrewed Starliner spacecraft in the New Mexico desert on Wednesday, completing a crucial test flight as the company prepares to carry astronauts.Starliner landed at the U.S. Army's White Sands Missile Range, after earlier in the day leaving the International Space Station – concluding the six-day Orbital Flight Test 2, or OFT-2 mission.The mission completed one of its most important test…

A United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket with Boeing's Starliner spacecraft aboard is seen as it is rolled out to the launchpad for the OFT-2 mission scheduled to lift off on May 19, 2022.Joel Kowsky | NASABoeing is set to make another attempt to reach the International Space Station with its Starliner capsule Thursday, nearly 2 1/2 years after the company's first mission fell short.Boeing has been developing its Starliner spacecraft under NASA's Commercial Crew program, having won nearly $5 billion in contracts to build…

Boeing's Starliner capsule for the Orbital Flight Test 2 (OFT-2) mission is lifted on top of United Launch Alliance's Atlas V rocket on May 4, 2022.Frank Michaux / NASABoeing is examining whether to redesign the propulsion valves on its Starliner crew capsule, a crucial system that has kept the company from flying astronauts for NASA — and competing with Elon Musk's SpaceX.Starliner is the spacecraft that Boeing has been developing under NASA's Commercial Crew program, having won nearly $5 billion in contracts to build…