Covering Space Sector Market Trends & Indices for January 2026, including:
 
U.S. markets were generally flat in January, but space stocks soared, fueled by SpaceX IPO speculation . Our Core index gained 25%, while our Frontier index surged 51% during the month.
Frontier stocks were the biggest beneficiary of the risk - on environment, with six stocks gaining 2 - 4x over the past two months.
Earth Observation was the best - performing sector (up 55%), driven by sovereignty - related gains in South Korea ( Contec and Satrec up 90% and 187%) and Satellogic’s 2.5x move following an $18M contract with Portugal.