SpaceNexus Daily · Wednesday, October 21, 2026
Falcon 9 and Ceres-1S launches recorded as successes
Launch Library 2 records a Falcon 9 Bandwagon 5 launch and a Ceres-1S launch as successes; Payload Space reports SpaceX revenue of about $14.6B for its latest quarter.
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This is SpaceNexus Daily, for Wednesday, October 21, 2026.
Space stocks and money
In the trading session of Tuesday, October 20, the SpaceNexus Pure-Play Index of space stocks fell 1.9 percent, with 7 companies up and 28 down. The largest gain was NorthStar Earth & Space, up 3.5 percent, and the largest decline was Telesat, down 9 percent. OXG Space raised $1.79 million, INR 170 million as stated, according to Indian Startup News. Guoyu Xingchen raised an undisclosed amount in a Series A round, according to Future Phecda (未来宇航). TradingView reported that AAC Clyde Space named Jonatan Forsberg Interim CFO.
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); Indian Startup News; Future Phecda (未来宇航); Future Phecda (未来宇航); TradingView
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
- Telesat (TSAT) (SpaceNexus Pure-Play Index (Yahoo Finance daily close)) · on SpaceNexus
- OXG Space funding (Indian Startup News) · on SpaceNexus
- Guoyu Xingchen funding (Future Phecda (未来宇航)) · on SpaceNexus
- Huanxin Yilian funding (Future Phecda (未来宇航)) · on SpaceNexus
- Jonatan Forsberg, AAC Clyde Space (TradingView) · on SpaceNexus
- Derek Peterson, AST SpaceMobile
Past briefings
- 2026-10-20MMX Mars moons mission lifts off on H3-24, recorded as a success
- 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