SpaceNexus Daily · Friday, November 13, 2026
Vulcan targets November 13 launch with first Amazon Leo payload
ULA's Vulcan is scheduled to launch Amazon Leo (LV-01) no earlier than November 13, per Launch Library 2, with Starship Flight 15 also listed no earlier than that date.
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This is SpaceNexus Daily, for Friday, November 13, 2026.
Space stocks and money
In the trading session of Thursday, November 12, the SpaceNexus Pure-Play Index of space stocks fell 4.3 percent, with 4 companies up and 30 down. The largest gain was Intuitive Machines, up 7 percent, and the largest decline was Sidus Space, down 13.1 percent.
The SpaceNexus Pure-Play Index is an equal-weighted summary of daily price moves that we compute for information. It is not an investable product, no fund tracks it, and it is not investment advice. Full disclaimer
Sources: SpaceNexus Pure-Play Index (Yahoo Finance daily close); SpaceNexus Pure-Play Index (Yahoo Finance daily close); SpaceNexus Pure-Play Index (Yahoo Finance daily close)
Vulcan and Amazon Leo launch
Launch Library 2 lists the Vulcan VC6L launch of Amazon Leo (LV-01) from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA, no earlier than 17:54 UTC on November 13, status go for launch.
Sources: Launch Library 2
More launches ahead
Launch Library 2 also lists: Starship Flight 15, no earlier than November 13 (status to be confirmed); a Soyuz 2.1b/Fregat-M with MKA Kinosputnik, KOEN and others, no earlier than November 14; and Rocket Lab's Electron with iQPS Launch 10, no earlier than November 14.
Sources: Launch Library 2; Launch Library 2; Launch Library 2
Euclid's first major data release
Space.com reported that the Euclid space telescope released its first major batch of data. The data capture the light of more than a billion objects over an area of sky as big as 9,500 full moons.
Sources: Space.com
York Space to acquire Outlook Industries
Via Satellite reported that York Space Systems, a satellite developer and operator, said it has agreed to acquire Australia's Outlook Industries. The deal would expand York into a new market area.
Sources: Via Satellite
Starshield access in Ukraine
Via Satellite reported that Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy told European leaders of more restrictions to Ukraine's Starshield access: the service is limited on terminals in motion to 100 miles per hour.
Sources: Via Satellite
Space jobs board
The SpaceNexus jobs board lists 11,428 job postings, about 10,200 distinct roles, and 828 of the postings went up in the last 7 days.
Sources: SpaceNexus jobs board
Full details and sources are at spacenexus.us.
Sources
- SpaceNexus Pure-Play Index (SpaceNexus Pure-Play Index (Yahoo Finance daily close)) · on SpaceNexus
- Intuitive Machines (LUNR) (SpaceNexus Pure-Play Index (Yahoo Finance daily close)) · on SpaceNexus
- Sidus Space (SIDU) (SpaceNexus Pure-Play Index (Yahoo Finance daily close)) · on SpaceNexus
- Vulcan VC6L | Amazon Leo (LV-01) (Launch Library 2) · on SpaceNexus
- Starship | Starlink Group 31-2 (Starship Flight 15) (Launch Library 2) · on SpaceNexus
- Soyuz 2.1b/Fregat-M | MKA Kinosputnik, KOEN and others (Launch Library 2) · on SpaceNexus
- Electron | The Mountain God Rises (iQPS Launch 10) (Launch Library 2) · on SpaceNexus
- Dark matter breakthrough coming? Euclid space telescope unveils its 1st look into the dark universe (video) (Space.com)
- York Space Entering Unmanned Systems Market With Deal For Australian UGV Developer (Via Satellite)
- Ukraine Reports More Restrictions to Starshield Access (Via Satellite)
- SpaceNexus jobs board (SpaceNexus jobs board) · on SpaceNexus
Past briefings
- 2026-11-12Launch Library 2 records Long March 2D CAS Pathfinder-1 launch as a success
- 2026-11-11ESCAPADE heads for Mars after Earth flybys, SpaceNews reports
- 2026-11-10NASA awards Moon Base contracts, Via Satellite reports
- 2026-11-09NASA rolls out Moon Base awards at MAX POWER, Payload Space reports
- 2026-11-08NASA books PROMISE a ride in Moon Base plan update, NASASpaceFlight reports
- 2026-11-07Launch Library 2 records Falcon 9 USSF-432 launch as a success
- 2026-11-06Final iROSA solar panel installed on ISS, NASASpaceFlight reports
- 2026-11-05SpaceX taps Qualcomm for Starlink Mobile base stations, Via Satellite says
- 2026-11-04New Space Economy reports ESA called ERMIS-3 laser link Greece's first
- 2026-11-03Kinetica 2 and Electron launches recorded as successes
- 2026-11-02One ISS solar array left after Kutryk's spacewalk, SpaceQ reports
- 2026-11-01Telesat delays Lightspeed rollout by three months, SatNews reports
- 2026-10-31Launch Library 2 records Starlink Group 15-18 launch as a success
- 2026-10-30FCC opens D2D spectrum sharing proceeding, Via Satellite reports
- 2026-10-29NASA is two spacewalks from finishing station upgrade, Spaceflight Now says
- 2026-10-28Airbus and Thales contracted for 2 Galileo satellites each, Via Satellite reports
- 2026-10-27Starlink Group 15-16 lifts off from Vandenberg; Launch Library 2 records success
- 2026-10-26Kutryk readies for first spacewalk, SpaceQ says; Starlink 15-16 targets Oct 27
- 2026-10-25Launch Library 2 records Long March 8A SatNet launch as a success
- 2026-10-24Launch Library 2 records four successful launches on October 23
- 2026-10-23Ars Technica reports 22 Starship launches estimated per Moon landing
- 2026-10-22SpaceX to attempt Starship catch on next flight, Ars Technica Space reports
- 2026-10-21Falcon 9 and Ceres-1S launches recorded as successes
- 2026-10-20MMX Mars moons mission lifts off on H3-24, recorded as a success
- 2026-10-19MMX targets October 19 launch from Tanegashima
- 2026-10-18Falcon 9 and H3-24 launches are scheduled for October 19
- 2026-10-17Tesla Roadster 'flies' on SpaceX thrusters, Space.com reports
- 2026-10-16Falcon 9 launches USSF-481; Launch Library 2 records success
- 2026-10-15Launch Library 2 records Zhuque-2E Block 2 launch as a success
- 2026-10-14Launch Library 2 records Dragon CRS-2 SpX-35 launch as a success
- 2026-10-13Dragon CRS-35 targets October 13 launch to the ISS
- 2026-10-12ESA chief outlines €10 billion crewed flight proposal, SatNews says
- 2026-10-09Crew-12 astronauts return after 237 days, Teslarati SpaceX reports
- 2026-10-07Nuri launches NeonSat-2 to 6; Launch Library 2 records success
- 2026-10-06Nuri targets October 7 launch, Falcon 9 targets October 8
- 2026-10-05SpaceX discloses Gen3 Starlink specifications, including 250 kW power payload
- 2026-09-30Crew-13 targets October 1 launch from Cape Canaveral
- 2026-09-29Starship Flight 14 reaches orbit, releases 26 Starlink V3, SpaceNexus reports
- 2026-09-28Starship reaches orbit on Flight 14, SpaceX reports