SpaceNexus Daily · Tuesday, October 20, 2026
MMX Mars moons mission lifts off on H3-24, recorded as a success
Launch Library 2 records the H3-24 launch of Japan's Martian Moons eXploration mission as a success; five more launches are scheduled from October 20 to October 22.
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This is SpaceNexus Daily, for Tuesday, October 20, 2026.
Space stocks and money
In the trading session of Monday, October 19, the SpaceNexus Pure-Play Index of space stocks fell 0.4 percent, with 14 companies up and 20 down. The largest gain was Innospace, up 4.7 percent, and the largest decline was Creotech Instruments, down 5.1 percent. Veloxx media reported that Skyroot Aerospace named Swarna Latha Senior Vice President – People & Culture.
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); Veloxx media
MMX lifts off from Tanegashima
The H3-24 launch for the Martian Moons eXploration mission, MMX, lifted off from Tanegashima Space Center, Japan, at 19:41:03 UTC on October 19. Launch Library 2 records the launch as a success. Four outlets covered the story: NASASpaceFlight, Space.com, SpacePolicyOnline.com and Wired Science.
Sources: Launch Library 2; NASASpaceFlight
Sources
- SpaceNexus Pure-Play Index (SpaceNexus Pure-Play Index (Yahoo Finance daily close)) · on SpaceNexus
- Innospace (462350) (SpaceNexus Pure-Play Index (Yahoo Finance daily close)) · on SpaceNexus
- Creotech Instruments (CRI.WA) (SpaceNexus Pure-Play Index (Yahoo Finance daily close)) · on SpaceNexus
- Swarna Latha, Skyroot Aerospace (Veloxx media) · on SpaceNexus
- H3-24 | Martian Moons eXploration (MMX) (Launch Library 2) · on SpaceNexus
- Japanese MMX mission set for launch to study Martian moons (NASASpaceFlight)
- Russian spacecraft maneuvers in "extreme proximity" to satellite used by Ukraine (Ars Technica Space)
- The ESA's Euclid Space Telescope Has Discovered A New Comet (Universe Today)
- European MNOs Team Up for MSS D2D Spectrum in Europe
Past briefings
- 2026-10-19MMX targets October 19 launch from Tanegashima
- 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