SpaceNexus Daily · Tuesday, October 13, 2026
Dragon CRS-35 targets October 13 launch to the ISS
SpaceX's Dragon CRS-35 targets an October 13 launch with cargo for the ISS, and Launch Library 2 records the Starlink Group 15-25 launch as a success.
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Transcript
This is SpaceNexus Daily, for Tuesday, October 13, 2026.
Space stocks and money
In the trading session of Monday, October 12, the SpaceNexus Pure-Play Index of space stocks fell 2.7 percent, with 8 companies up and 23 down. The largest gain was Comtech Telecommunications, up 12.7 percent, and the largest decline was Innospace, down 16.9 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)
Dragon CRS-2 SpX-35 launch
Dragon CRS-2 SpX-35 is scheduled to launch from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA no earlier than 10:33:44 UTC on October 13 (Launch Library 2 status: go for launch).
Sources: Launch Library 2
CRS-35 in the news
Space.com reported SpaceX will launch more than 3 tons of cargo toward the International Space Station. NASASpaceFlight reported CRS-35 is set to launch with final iROSA arrays and experiments.
Sources: Space.com; NASASpaceFlight
Sources
- SpaceNexus Pure-Play Index (SpaceNexus Pure-Play Index (Yahoo Finance daily close)) · on SpaceNexus
- Comtech Telecommunications (CMTL) (SpaceNexus Pure-Play Index (Yahoo Finance daily close)) · on SpaceNexus
- Innospace (462350) (SpaceNexus Pure-Play Index (Yahoo Finance daily close)) · on SpaceNexus
- Falcon 9 Block 5 | Dragon CRS-2 SpX-35 (Launch Library 2) · on SpaceNexus
- SpaceX launching 6,300 pounds of cargo to the ISS on Oct. 13: Watch it live (Space.com)
- CRS-35 set to launch to ISS with final iROSA arrays, experiments, and other items (NASASpaceFlight)
- Falcon 9 Block 5 | Starlink Group 15-25 (Launch Library 2) · on SpaceNexus
- Zhuque-2E (Launch Library 2) · on SpaceNexus
- METLEN, Thales Alenia Space, and Thales Hellas Partner for Greece’s Defense Satellite Communications System (SatNews)
- York Space Systems to Support Interoperability Demonstration for Space Data Network
Past briefings
- 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