SpaceNexus Daily · Wednesday, September 30, 2026
Crew-13 targets October 1 launch from Cape Canaveral
Crew-13 is scheduled to launch no earlier than October 1 on a SpaceX Falcon 9, with Transporter 18 and Falcon Heavy's NROL-97 also on the schedule.
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This is SpaceNexus Daily, for Wednesday, September 30, 2026.
Space stocks and money
On September 29, the SpaceNexus Pure-Play Index of space stocks fell 2.7 percent, with 7 companies up and 27 down. The largest gain was Creotech Instruments, up 5.2 percent, and the largest decline was Sidus Space, down 9 percent. Varda Space Industries raised $251 million in a Series D round, according to PR Newswire. Via Satellite reported that Umbra promoted Ashley Durmer to COO.
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); PR Newswire; Via Satellite
Crew-13 launch
Crew-13 is scheduled to launch on a SpaceX Falcon 9 from Cape Canaveral SFS no earlier than 15:10:06 UTC on October 1. Launch Library 2 lists the status as go for launch.
Sources: Launch Library 2
More launches ahead
Two more SpaceX launches are listed. Transporter 18, a dedicated rideshare, is scheduled for Vandenberg no earlier than October 1, and Falcon Heavy's NROL-97 is scheduled from Kennedy Space Center no earlier than October 2.
Sources: Launch Library 2; Launch Library 2
New Glenn added to NLS II
New Space Economy reported that on September 29, NASA formally added Blue Origin's New Glenn 9×4 launch service to the NASA Launch Services II contract, known as NLS II. According to NASA's contract release, it makes the service available to the Launch Services Program at Kennedy Space Center.
Sources: New Space Economy
FCC open meeting
The Federal Communications Commission holds an open meeting on Wednesday, September 30. According to the Federal Register notice, the Commission will consider a Report and Order and Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking to overhaul its National Environmental Policy Act rules.
Sources: Federal Register
Jobs board
The SpaceNexus jobs board lists 9,905 open roles as of September 30, 3,600 of them posted 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
- Creotech Instruments (CRI.WA) (SpaceNexus Pure-Play Index (Yahoo Finance daily close)) · on SpaceNexus
- Sidus Space (SIDU) (SpaceNexus Pure-Play Index (Yahoo Finance daily close)) · on SpaceNexus
- Varda Space Industries funding (PR Newswire) · on SpaceNexus
- Ashley Durmer, Umbra (Via Satellite) · on SpaceNexus
- Falcon 9 Block 5 | Crew-13 (Launch Library 2) · on SpaceNexus
- Falcon 9 Block 5 | Transporter 18 (Dedicated SSO Rideshare) (Launch Library 2) · on SpaceNexus
- Falcon Heavy | NROL-97 (Launch Library 2) · on SpaceNexus
- What Does NASA’s Addition of New Glenn 9×4 to Its Launch Services Contract Mean? (New Space Economy)
- Sunshine Act; Open Commission Meeting Wednesday, September 30, 2026 (Federal Register) · on SpaceNexus
- SpaceNexus jobs board (SpaceNexus jobs board) · on SpaceNexus