SpaceNexus Daily · Friday, October 9, 2026
Crew-12 astronauts return after 237 days, Teslarati SpaceX reports
Teslarati SpaceX reported that Crew Dragon Freedom returned four Crew-12 astronauts after 237 days aboard the station. Also: a fast radio burst host galaxy and two launches ahead.
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This is SpaceNexus Daily, for Friday, October 9, 2026.
Space stocks and money
In the trading session of Thursday, October 8, the SpaceNexus Pure-Play Index of space stocks fell 3.4 percent, with 3 companies up and 32 down. The largest gain was NorthStar Earth & Space, up 3 percent, and the largest decline was Synspective, down 8.4 percent. Kapta Space raised $24 million in a Series A round, according to PR Newswire.
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
Crew-12 returns home
Teslarati SpaceX reported that SpaceX Crew Dragon Freedom returned four Crew-12 astronauts home after 237 days aboard the station. SciTechDaily Space reported that the four astronauts returned safely after more than seven months aboard the International Space Station.
Sources: Teslarati SpaceX; SciTechDaily Space
Sources
- SpaceNexus Pure-Play Index (SpaceNexus Pure-Play Index (Yahoo Finance daily close)) · on SpaceNexus
- NorthStar Earth & Space (NSTR) (SpaceNexus Pure-Play Index (Yahoo Finance daily close)) · on SpaceNexus
- Synspective (290A) (SpaceNexus Pure-Play Index (Yahoo Finance daily close)) · on SpaceNexus
- Kapta Space funding (PR Newswire) · on SpaceNexus
- SpaceX brings four astronauts home after 8 months in space, and the return was flawless (Teslarati SpaceX)
- NASA’s SpaceX Crew‑12 Splashes Down After 237 Days and 100 Million Miles in Orbit (SciTechDaily Space)
- South Africa’s MeerKAT and NASA’s Webb Identify Host Galaxy of Most Distant Fast Radio Burst (Space in Africa)
- SpaceX Buys Nationwide 800 MHz Spectrum from Grain Management: Starlink Mobile Moves From Satellite Add-On Toward a Carrier Architecture (SpaceNexus)
- Long March 12 (Launch Library 2)
Past briefings
- 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