SpaceNexus Daily · Tuesday, November 10, 2026
NASA awards Moon Base contracts, Via Satellite reports
Via Satellite reports NASA awarded contracts for Moon Base development; Planet has a multi-launch agreement with Stoke Space; three launches are scheduled for November 11.
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This is SpaceNexus Daily, for Tuesday, November 10, 2026.
Space stocks and money
In the trading session of Monday, November 9, the SpaceNexus Pure-Play Index of space stocks rose 7.5 percent, with 31 companies up and 4 down. The largest gain was Firefly Aerospace, up 17.1 percent, and the largest decline was NorthStar Earth & Space, down 13.5 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)
NASA Moon Base contracts
NASA awarded a batch of contracts for developing a future Moon Base, covering lunar transportation services, a rover, and communications capabilities, Via Satellite reported on November 9. 5 outlets covered the story in the last 24 hours, including Space.com and SpacePolicyOnline.com.
Sources: Via Satellite
Planet and Stoke Space
Via Satellite reported a new multi-launch agreement between Planet and Stoke Space Technologies, which its summary calls a significant move for Planet Labs in the launch services arena. SatNews also covered the story.
Sources: Via Satellite
Sources
- SpaceNexus Pure-Play Index (SpaceNexus Pure-Play Index (Yahoo Finance daily close)) · on SpaceNexus
- Firefly Aerospace (FLY) (SpaceNexus Pure-Play Index (Yahoo Finance daily close)) · on SpaceNexus
- NorthStar Earth & Space (NSTR) (SpaceNexus Pure-Play Index (Yahoo Finance daily close)) · on SpaceNexus
- NASA Makes Major Contract Awards for Moon Base Development (Via Satellite)
- Planet Taps Stoke Space for New Launch Deal (Via Satellite)
- Falcon 9 Block 5 | USSF-627 (Launch Library 2) · on SpaceNexus
- Mir | Demo Flight (Launch Library 2) · on SpaceNexus
- Long March 2D (Launch Library 2) · on SpaceNexus
- Flight Safety Limits Objectives Burden Reducing Clarification (Federal Register) · on SpaceNexus
- Technical Corrections of Commercial Space Transportation Regulations
Past briefings
- 2026-11-09NASA rolls out Moon Base awards at MAX POWER, Payload Space reports
- 2026-11-08NASA books PROMISE a ride in Moon Base plan update, NASASpaceFlight reports
- 2026-11-07Launch Library 2 records Falcon 9 USSF-432 launch as a success
- 2026-11-06Final iROSA solar panel installed on ISS, NASASpaceFlight reports
- 2026-11-05SpaceX taps Qualcomm for Starlink Mobile base stations, Via Satellite says
- 2026-11-04New Space Economy reports ESA called ERMIS-3 laser link Greece's first
- 2026-11-03Kinetica 2 and Electron launches recorded as successes
- 2026-11-02One ISS solar array left after Kutryk's spacewalk, SpaceQ reports
- 2026-11-01Telesat delays Lightspeed rollout by three months, SatNews reports
- 2026-10-31Launch Library 2 records Starlink Group 15-18 launch as a success
- 2026-10-30FCC opens D2D spectrum sharing proceeding, Via Satellite reports
- NASA is two spacewalks from finishing station upgrade, Spaceflight Now says