# 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. - Canonical page: https://spacenexus.us/briefing/2026-10-13 - This Markdown version: https://spacenexus.us/briefing/2026-10-13.md - Data as of: published 2026-10-13 06:05 UTC; records from 2026-10-12 06:00 UTC to 2026-10-13 06:00 UTC - How the numbers are made: https://spacenexus.us/methodology#ai-content ## About this edition - AI-generated briefing, AI voice. This briefing is AI-generated: an AI model wrote the script from SpaceNexus records and the sources listed, two independent AI passes checked every claim against those records and the web, and an AI voice reads it. No sponsor, advertiser or partner has any part in it. - How it was checked: All 26 claims in the script were checked one by one against the SpaceNexus records listed below, by two independent AI fact-checkers that did not write it, one of them also searching the web; every number, date and time was matched to the records by code. It publishes only if every claim passes. ## 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. Sources: [SpaceNexus Pure-Play Index (Yahoo Finance daily close)](https://spacenexus.us/markets-daily); [SpaceNexus Pure-Play Index (Yahoo Finance daily close)](https://spacenexus.us/company-profiles/comtech-telecommunications); [SpaceNexus Pure-Play Index (Yahoo Finance daily close)](https://spacenexus.us/company-profiles/innospace) ### 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](https://spacenexus.us/launch/cml5wsu3b006cdx9fmvrjbr50) ### 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](https://www.space.com/space-exploration/international-space-station/spacex-crs-35-cargo-launch-international-space-station); [NASASpaceFlight](https://www.nasaspaceflight.com/2026/10/crs-35-launch/) ### Starlink Group 15-25 Launch Library 2 records the launch of Falcon 9 Block 5 | Starlink Group 15-25 from Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA on October 13 as a success. The launch provider is SpaceX. Sources: [Launch Library 2](https://spacenexus.us/launch/cmu8vyryz2k9z13fecvtepdqv) ### Zhuque-2E next LandSpace's Zhuque-2E is scheduled to launch from Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China, no earlier than 11:40 UTC on October 14, with a Launch Library 2 status of go for launch. Sources: [Launch Library 2](https://spacenexus.us/launch/cmv5zoi2o010z1gfbfz7sjfmc) ### Greek defense satcom MoU SatNews reported that on October 12, METLEN Energy & Metals, Thales Alenia Space and Thales Hellas executed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU). The SatNews headline describes it as a partnership for Greece's Defense Satellite Communications System. Sources: [SatNews](https://satnews.com/2026/10/12/metlen-thales-alenia-space-and-thales-hellas-partner-for-greeces-defense-satellite-communications-system/) ### York and the Space Data Network Via Satellite reported that York Space Systems will support a multi-vendor interoperability demonstration as part of a recent U.S. Space Force award for the Space Data Network (SDN). Sources: [Via Satellite](https://www.satellitetoday.com/government-military/2026/10/12/york-space-systems-to-support-interoperability-demonstration-for-space-data-network/) ### Space jobs count As of October 13, the SpaceNexus jobs board lists 9,951 job postings, about 8,800 distinct roles, and 623 of the postings went up in the last 7 days. Sources: [SpaceNexus jobs board](https://spacenexus.us/jobs) Full details and sources are at spacenexus.us. ## Sources - [SpaceNexus Pure-Play Index (SpaceNexus Pure-Play Index (Yahoo Finance daily close))](https://spacenexus.us/markets-daily) - [Comtech Telecommunications (CMTL) (SpaceNexus Pure-Play Index (Yahoo Finance daily close))](https://spacenexus.us/company-profiles/comtech-telecommunications) - [Innospace (462350) (SpaceNexus Pure-Play Index (Yahoo Finance daily close))](https://spacenexus.us/company-profiles/innospace) - [Falcon 9 Block 5 | Dragon CRS-2 SpX-35 (Launch Library 2)](https://spacenexus.us/launch/cml5wsu3b006cdx9fmvrjbr50) - [SpaceX launching 6,300 pounds of cargo to the ISS on Oct. 13: Watch it live (Space.com)](https://www.space.com/space-exploration/international-space-station/spacex-crs-35-cargo-launch-international-space-station) - [CRS-35 set to launch to ISS with final iROSA arrays, experiments, and other items (NASASpaceFlight)](https://www.nasaspaceflight.com/2026/10/crs-35-launch/) - [Falcon 9 Block 5 | Starlink Group 15-25 (Launch Library 2)](https://spacenexus.us/launch/cmu8vyryz2k9z13fecvtepdqv) - [Zhuque-2E (Launch Library 2)](https://spacenexus.us/launch/cmv5zoi2o010z1gfbfz7sjfmc) - [METLEN, Thales Alenia Space, and Thales Hellas Partner for Greece’s Defense Satellite Communications System (SatNews)](https://satnews.com/2026/10/12/metlen-thales-alenia-space-and-thales-hellas-partner-for-greeces-defense-satellite-communications-system/) - [York Space Systems to Support Interoperability Demonstration for Space Data Network (Via Satellite)](https://www.satellitetoday.com/government-military/2026/10/12/york-space-systems-to-support-interoperability-demonstration-for-space-data-network/) - [SpaceNexus jobs board (SpaceNexus jobs board)](https://spacenexus.us/jobs) ## Licence and credits - Licence: CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) for the transcript and the SpaceNexus records. 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