SpaceNexus Daily · Saturday, October 24, 2026
Launch Library 2 records four successful launches on October 23
Launch Library 2 records four successful launches on October 23, and a Long March 8A is scheduled to launch no earlier than October 25.
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This is SpaceNexus Daily, for Saturday, October 24, 2026.
Space stocks and money
In the trading session of Friday, October 23, the SpaceNexus Pure-Play Index of space stocks rose 1.5 percent, with 26 companies up and 8 down. The largest gain was AAC Clyde Space, up 5.6 percent, and the largest decline was NorthStar Earth & Space, down 7.5 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)
Four launches on October 23
Launch Library 2 records four successful launches on October 23. A SpaceX Falcon 9 lifted off from Vandenberg SFB with Starlink Group 15-15 at 22:48:44 UTC. Long March 4B flew Yaogan 53-07 to 09/56-19 to 21, and Long March 6A flew Yaogan 50-03. Rocket Lab's Electron lifted off from New Zealand with 3x HawkEye 360.
Sources: Launch Library 2; Launch Library 2; Launch Library 2; Launch Library 2
Next launch: Long March 8A
Next on the schedule, a Long March 8A is scheduled to launch from Wenchang Space Launch Site no earlier than 01:50 UTC on October 25. Launch Library 2 lists its status as go for launch.
Sources: Launch Library 2
NASA Artemis update
NASASpaceFlight reported on October 24 that NASA released its October Artemis Update. The report's headline lists SLS stacking, a sortie suit and dual 2028 paths.
Sources: NASASpaceFlight
Jobs board
As of October 24, the SpaceNexus jobs board lists 10,888 job postings, about 9,700 distinct roles, and 717 of the postings went up in the last 7 days.
Sources: SpaceNexus jobs board
SEC filings
SEC EDGAR lists two Booz Allen Hamilton filings dated October 23: a Form 10-Q and a Form 8-K. The same day, it lists a Form 3 from L3Harris Technologies and a Form 144 from Lockheed Martin.
Full details and sources are at spacenexus.us.
Sources
- SpaceNexus Pure-Play Index (SpaceNexus Pure-Play Index (Yahoo Finance daily close)) · on SpaceNexus
- AAC Clyde Space (AAC.ST) (SpaceNexus Pure-Play Index (Yahoo Finance daily close)) · on SpaceNexus
- NorthStar Earth & Space (NSTR) (SpaceNexus Pure-Play Index (Yahoo Finance daily close)) · on SpaceNexus
- Falcon 9 Block 5 | Starlink Group 15-15 (Launch Library 2) · on SpaceNexus
- Long March 4B | Yaogan 53-07 to 09/56-19 to 21 (Launch Library 2) · on SpaceNexus
- Long March 6A | Yaogan 50-03 (Launch Library 2) · on SpaceNexus
- Electron | We're Not Hawking Around (3x HawkEye 360) (Launch Library 2) · on SpaceNexus
- Long March 8A (Launch Library 2) · on SpaceNexus
- NASA Artemis Update: SLS Stacking, Sortie Suit, Dual 2028 Paths (NASASpaceFlight)
- SpaceNexus jobs board (SpaceNexus jobs board) · on SpaceNexus
- Booz Allen Hamilton 10-Q (SEC EDGAR) · on SpaceNexus
- Booz Allen Hamilton 8-K (SEC EDGAR) · on SpaceNexus
- L3Harris Technologies 3 (SEC EDGAR) · on SpaceNexus
- Lockheed Martin 144 (SEC EDGAR) · on SpaceNexus
Past briefings
- 2026-10-23Ars Technica reports 22 Starship launches estimated per Moon landing
- 2026-10-22SpaceX to attempt Starship catch on next flight, Ars Technica Space reports
- 2026-10-21Falcon 9 and Ceres-1S launches recorded as successes
- 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
- 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