SpaceNexus Daily · Monday, October 19, 2026
MMX targets October 19 launch from Tanegashima
MMX and a Falcon 9 Bandwagon 5 rideshare are both scheduled to launch no earlier than October 19, with Launch Library 2 listing both as go for launch.
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This is SpaceNexus Daily, for Monday, October 19, 2026.
Space stocks and money
In the trading session of Friday, October 16, the SpaceNexus Pure-Play Index of space stocks fell 1.2 percent, with 10 companies up and 25 down. The largest gain was GomSpace, up 21.1 percent, and the largest decline was AST SpaceMobile, down 8.5 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)
MMX launch scheduled
The Martian Moons eXploration mission, MMX, is scheduled to launch on an H3-24 rocket from Tanegashima Space Center no earlier than 19:41:03 UTC on October 19.
Sources: Launch Library 2
Bandwagon 5 rideshare
SpaceX's Falcon 9 is scheduled to launch the Bandwagon 5 dedicated mid-inclination rideshare from Cape Canaveral no earlier than 10:30 UTC on October 19, with Launch Library 2 status go for launch.
Sources: Launch Library 2
Starship milestones
NASASpaceFlight reported on October 18 that SpaceX is working through Starship Flight 15 and 16 milestones, as the company advances toward its next two Starship missions.
Sources
- SpaceNexus Pure-Play Index (SpaceNexus Pure-Play Index (Yahoo Finance daily close)) · on SpaceNexus
- GomSpace (GOMX.ST) (SpaceNexus Pure-Play Index (Yahoo Finance daily close)) · on SpaceNexus
- AST SpaceMobile (ASTS) (SpaceNexus Pure-Play Index (Yahoo Finance daily close)) · on SpaceNexus
- H3-24 | Martian Moons eXploration (MMX) (Launch Library 2) · on SpaceNexus
- Falcon 9 Block 5 | Bandwagon 5 (Dedicated Mid-Inclination Rideshare) (Launch Library 2) · on SpaceNexus
- SpaceX working through Starship Flight 15 and 16 milestones (NASASpaceFlight)
- Weekly ISS update: Kutryk to become fifth Canadian spacewalker (SpaceQ)
- Falcon 9 Block 5 | Starlink Group 15-15 (Launch Library 2) · on SpaceNexus
- Ceres-1S (Launch Library 2) · on SpaceNexus
- Electron | We're Not Hawking Around (3x HawkEye 360) (Launch Library 2) · on SpaceNexus
- SpaceNexus jobs board (SpaceNexus jobs board) · on SpaceNexus
Past briefings
- 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
- Crew-13 targets October 1 launch from Cape Canaveral