# SpaceNexus Daily, Tuesday, November 3, 2026: Kinetica 2 and Electron launches recorded as successes

> Launch Library 2 records Kinetica 2 and Electron launches as successes; Mir Demo Flight is scheduled no earlier than November 4, and Ars Technica Space reported a Chinese Moon landing timeline.

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## Transcript

This is SpaceNexus Daily, for Tuesday, November 3, 2026.

### Space stocks and money

In the trading session of Monday, November 2, the SpaceNexus Pure-Play Index of space stocks fell 3.2 percent, with 7 companies up and 27 down. The largest gain was NorthStar Earth & Space, up 13 percent, and the largest decline was AST SpaceMobile, down 11.3 percent. Northwood Space raised $375 million in a Series C round, according to Payload Space.

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/northstar-earth-space); [SpaceNexus Pure-Play Index (Yahoo Finance daily close)](https://spacenexus.us/company-profiles/ast-spacemobile); [Payload Space](https://payloadspace.com/northwood-space-raises-375m-series-c-at-2b-valuation/)

### Two launches recorded

Launch Library 2 records these launches as successes. Kinetica 2, from CAS Space, lifted off from Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center on November 3 on the SpaceSail Polar Group #17 mission. Rocket Lab's Electron lifted off from Launch Complex 1 in New Zealand on November 2 for iQPS Launch 9.

Sources: [Launch Library 2](https://spacenexus.us/launch/cmvsixgj406twsnej9mudf5li); [Launch Library 2](https://spacenexus.us/launch/cmplcla1vl1n93x6amwazvcr1)

### Next launch on the schedule

Next on the schedule, Mir Demo Flight, from the Agency for Defense Development, is scheduled to launch from Sea Launch no earlier than 05:00 UTC on November 4. Launch Library 2 lists the status as to be confirmed.

Sources: [Launch Library 2](https://spacenexus.us/launch/cmnuhr9w3zeb814h6smnc2qqi)

### China's stated Moon landing timeline

Ars Technica Space reported that Chinese officials said at the Seventh Manned Spaceflight Conference in Beijing that astronauts will land on the Moon within three years, without an Apollo 8 or Artemis II style circumlunar flight first.

Sources: [SpaceNexus](https://spacenexus.us/ai-insights/china-puts-a-date-on-its-crewed-lunar-landing-a-direct-to-surface-plan-within-th)

### Other news

In the news: TechCrunch Space reported that SpaceX reportedly wants to buy Boost Mobile. Via Satellite reported that Hydrosat is launching a thermal imaging product for tactical intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance. Via Satellite also reported that the U.S. Space Force sees space as a digital domain, too.

Sources: [TechCrunch Space](https://techcrunch.com/2026/11/02/spacex-reportedly-wants-to-buy-boost-mobile-to-compete-with-att-t-mobile-and-verizon/); [Via Satellite](https://www.satellitetoday.com/imagery-and-sensing/2026/11/02/hydrosat-launches-thermal-imaging-capability-for-tactical-isr/); [Via Satellite](https://www.satellitetoday.com/government-military/2026/11/02/us-military-sees-space-as-a-digital-domain-where-cyber-reigns-supreme-deputy-cso-for-cyber-and-data-says/)

### Space jobs count

The SpaceNexus jobs board lists 11,103 job postings, about 9,900 distinct roles, as of November 3. 830 of the postings 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)
- [NorthStar Earth & Space (NSTR) (SpaceNexus Pure-Play Index (Yahoo Finance daily close))](https://spacenexus.us/company-profiles/northstar-earth-space)
- [AST SpaceMobile (ASTS) (SpaceNexus Pure-Play Index (Yahoo Finance daily close))](https://spacenexus.us/company-profiles/ast-spacemobile)
- [Northwood Space funding (Payload Space)](https://payloadspace.com/northwood-space-raises-375m-series-c-at-2b-valuation/)
- [Kinetica 2 | SpaceSail Polar Group #17 (Launch Library 2)](https://spacenexus.us/launch/cmvsixgj406twsnej9mudf5li)
- [Electron | The Sea God Surveys (iQPS Launch 9) (Launch Library 2)](https://spacenexus.us/launch/cmplcla1vl1n93x6amwazvcr1)
- [Mir | Demo Flight (Launch Library 2)](https://spacenexus.us/launch/cmnuhr9w3zeb814h6smnc2qqi)
- [China Puts a Date on Its Crewed Lunar Landing: A Direct-to-Surface Plan Within Three Years Reframes the Artemis Race (SpaceNexus)](https://spacenexus.us/ai-insights/china-puts-a-date-on-its-crewed-lunar-landing-a-direct-to-surface-plan-within-th)
- [SpaceX reportedly wants to buy Boost Mobile to compete with AT&T, T-Mobile, and Verizon (TechCrunch Space)](https://techcrunch.com/2026/11/02/spacex-reportedly-wants-to-buy-boost-mobile-to-compete-with-att-t-mobile-and-verizon/)
- [Hydrosat Launches Thermal Imaging Capability for Tactical ISR (Via Satellite)](https://www.satellitetoday.com/imagery-and-sensing/2026/11/02/hydrosat-launches-thermal-imaging-capability-for-tactical-isr/)
- [US Military Sees Space as a ‘Digital Domain’ Where Cyber Reigns Supreme, Deputy CSO for Cyber and Data Says (Via Satellite)](https://www.satellitetoday.com/government-military/2026/11/02/us-military-sees-space-as-a-digital-domain-where-cyber-reigns-supreme-deputy-cso-for-cyber-and-data-says/)
- [SpaceNexus jobs board (SpaceNexus jobs board)](https://spacenexus.us/jobs)

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