Kutryk readies for first spacewalk, SpaceQ says; Starlink 15-16 targets Oct 27

This is SpaceNexus Daily, for Monday, October 26, 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.

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Kutryk prepares for first spacewalk

SpaceQ reported that Canadian Space Agency astronaut Joshua Kutryk spent the week getting ready for his first spacewalk, filling spacesuit cooling garments with water and trying a suit on for fit. SpaceQ also reported that NASA crewmates printed blood vessels and studied cancer cells in the space station's labs.

Sources: SpaceQ

Starship Flight 15 preparations

NASASpaceFlight reported that SpaceX is preparing to fly Flight 15 in November, with a successful Static Fire test. NASASpaceFlight's article also looks at a possible Roberts Road expansion as SpaceX pushes for Flight 16.

Sources: NASASpaceFlight