# SpaceNexus Daily, Monday, October 26, 2026: Kutryk readies for first spacewalk, SpaceQ says; Starlink 15-16 targets Oct 27 > SpaceQ reports Joshua Kutryk is preparing for his first spacewalk, and a Starlink Group 15-16 Falcon 9 is scheduled to launch no earlier than 04:45 UTC on October 27. - Canonical page: https://spacenexus.us/briefing/2026-10-26 - This Markdown version: https://spacenexus.us/briefing/2026-10-26.md - Data as of: published 2026-10-26 16:05 UTC; records from 2026-10-25 06:00 UTC to 2026-10-26 06:00 UTC - How the numbers are made: https://spacenexus.us/methodology#ai-content ## About this edition - AI-generated briefing, AI voice. This briefing is AI-generated: an AI model wrote the script from SpaceNexus records and the sources listed, two independent AI passes checked every claim against those records and the web, and an AI voice reads it. No sponsor, advertiser or partner has any part in it. - How it was checked: All 26 claims in the script were checked one by one against the SpaceNexus records listed below, by two independent AI fact-checkers that did not write it, one of them also searching the web; every number, date and time was matched to the records by code. It publishes only if every claim passes. After the automated fact check flagged a sentence, an editor revised 1 sentence. The revised sentence was checked again by code and by both fact-checkers. ## Transcript 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. 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) ### 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](https://spaceq.ca/weekly-iss-update-bigger-canadian-role-kutryks-spacewalk/) ### 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](https://www.nasaspaceflight.com/2026/10/roberts-road-expansion-flight-16/) ### Next launch: Starlink Group 15-16 SpaceX's Falcon 9 Block 5 is scheduled to launch the Starlink Group 15-16 mission from Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA no earlier than 04:45 UTC on October 27. Launch Library 2 lists its status as go for launch. Sources: [Launch Library 2](https://spacenexus.us/launch/cmv6vav1b2ox93oplfi8busdd) ### Auckland tracking hub data SatNews reported that, according to Radio New Zealand on October 25, U.S. Space Command directed the New Zealand Defence Force to withhold operational data on the Auckland tracking hub. Sources: [SatNews](https://satnews.com/2026/10/25/u-s-space-command-directs-new-zealand-to-withhold-operational-data-on-auckland-tracking-hub/) ### Telesat lenders offer package According to SpaceQ's weekly market roundup, lenders to Telesat have offered a $3.2 billion rescue package. According to SpaceQ, the package is meant to repay debt that comes due in December. Sources: [SpaceNexus](https://spacenexus.us/ai-insights/a-3-2-billion-lifeline-before-december-telesat-s-lenders-step-in-as-the-debt-wal) ### Jobs board count The SpaceNexus jobs board lists 10,987 job postings, about 9,800 distinct roles, as of October 26. Of the postings, 861 were posted in the last 7 days. Sources: [SpaceNexus jobs board](https://spacenexus.us/jobs) 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) - [Weekly ISS update: a bigger Canadian role in Kutryk’s spacewalk (SpaceQ)](https://spaceq.ca/weekly-iss-update-bigger-canadian-role-kutryks-spacewalk/) - [Possible Roberts Road Expansion as SpaceX pushes for Flight 16 (NASASpaceFlight)](https://www.nasaspaceflight.com/2026/10/roberts-road-expansion-flight-16/) - [Falcon 9 Block 5 | Starlink Group 15-16 (Launch Library 2)](https://spacenexus.us/launch/cmv6vav1b2ox93oplfi8busdd) - [U.S. Space Command Directs New Zealand to Withhold Operational Data on Auckland Tracking Hub (SatNews)](https://satnews.com/2026/10/25/u-s-space-command-directs-new-zealand-to-withhold-operational-data-on-auckland-tracking-hub/) - [A $3.2 Billion Lifeline Before December: Telesat's Lenders Step In as the Debt Wall Meets a Constellation Still Being Built (SpaceNexus)](https://spacenexus.us/ai-insights/a-3-2-billion-lifeline-before-december-telesat-s-lenders-step-in-as-the-debt-wal) - [SpaceNexus jobs board (SpaceNexus jobs board)](https://spacenexus.us/jobs) ## Licence and credits - Licence: CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) for the transcript and the SpaceNexus records. 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