# 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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- Data as of: published 2026-10-24 06:03 UTC; records from 2026-10-23 06:00 UTC to 2026-10-24 06:00 UTC
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## Transcript

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.

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/aac-clyde-space); [SpaceNexus Pure-Play Index (Yahoo Finance daily close)](https://spacenexus.us/company-profiles/northstar-earth-space)

### 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](https://spacenexus.us/launch/cmv5e8m6f18jj3p0m8clsyxwl); [Launch Library 2](https://spacenexus.us/launch/cmva1ffa7018i13ojehsqlye8); [Launch Library 2](https://spacenexus.us/launch/cmvchawao234v6po9ujohdyb6); [Launch Library 2](https://spacenexus.us/launch/cmogcfc9cu4ad10zhnz3ogzuu)

### 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](https://spacenexus.us/launch/cmva1ffa2018h13oj6g5kpxee)

### 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](https://www.nasaspaceflight.com/2026/10/nasa-artemis-sls-sortie-suit-dual-paths/)

### 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](https://spacenexus.us/jobs)

### 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.

Sources: [SEC EDGAR](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1443646/000162828026066973/0001628280-26-066973-index.htm); [SEC EDGAR](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1443646/000162828026066971/0001628280-26-066971-index.htm); [SEC EDGAR](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/202058/000020205826000076/0000202058-26-000076-index.htm); [SEC EDGAR](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/936468/000195004726010382/0001950047-26-010382-index.htm)

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)
- [AAC Clyde Space (AAC.ST) (SpaceNexus Pure-Play Index (Yahoo Finance daily close))](https://spacenexus.us/company-profiles/aac-clyde-space)
- [NorthStar Earth & Space (NSTR) (SpaceNexus Pure-Play Index (Yahoo Finance daily close))](https://spacenexus.us/company-profiles/northstar-earth-space)
- [Falcon 9 Block 5 | Starlink Group 15-15 (Launch Library 2)](https://spacenexus.us/launch/cmv5e8m6f18jj3p0m8clsyxwl)
- [Long March 4B | Yaogan 53-07 to 09/56-19 to 21 (Launch Library 2)](https://spacenexus.us/launch/cmva1ffa7018i13ojehsqlye8)
- [Long March 6A | Yaogan 50-03 (Launch Library 2)](https://spacenexus.us/launch/cmvchawao234v6po9ujohdyb6)
- [Electron | We're Not Hawking Around (3x HawkEye 360) (Launch Library 2)](https://spacenexus.us/launch/cmogcfc9cu4ad10zhnz3ogzuu)
- [Long March 8A (Launch Library 2)](https://spacenexus.us/launch/cmva1ffa2018h13oj6g5kpxee)
- [NASA Artemis Update: SLS Stacking, Sortie Suit, Dual 2028 Paths (NASASpaceFlight)](https://www.nasaspaceflight.com/2026/10/nasa-artemis-sls-sortie-suit-dual-paths/)
- [SpaceNexus jobs board (SpaceNexus jobs board)](https://spacenexus.us/jobs)
- [Booz Allen Hamilton 10-Q (SEC EDGAR)](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1443646/000162828026066973/0001628280-26-066973-index.htm)
- [Booz Allen Hamilton 8-K (SEC EDGAR)](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1443646/000162828026066971/0001628280-26-066971-index.htm)
- [L3Harris Technologies 3 (SEC EDGAR)](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/202058/000020205826000076/0000202058-26-000076-index.htm)
- [Lockheed Martin 144 (SEC EDGAR)](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/936468/000195004726010382/0001950047-26-010382-index.htm)

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