# 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. - Canonical page: https://spacenexus.us/briefing/2026-11-10 - This Markdown version: https://spacenexus.us/briefing/2026-11-10.md - Data as of: published 2026-11-10 06:06 UTC; records from 2026-11-09 06:00 UTC to 2026-11-10 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 27 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. ## Transcript 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. 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/firefly-aerospace); [SpaceNexus Pure-Play Index (Yahoo Finance daily close)](https://spacenexus.us/company-profiles/northstar-earth-space) ### 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](https://www.satellitetoday.com/government-military/2026/11/09/nasa-makes-major-contract-awards-for-moon-base-development/) ### 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](https://www.satellitetoday.com/launch/2026/11/09/planet-taps-stoke-space-for-new-launch-deal/) ### Launches on November 11 Three launches are scheduled for November 11, each with a Launch Library 2 status of go for launch. Falcon 9 Block 5 | USSF-627 is scheduled from Vandenberg SFB no earlier than 02:49 UTC. Mir Demo Flight, from Sea Launch, and a Long March 2D, from Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, are also scheduled that day. Sources: [Launch Library 2](https://spacenexus.us/launch/cmvshbx5h029tsnejfvrvfegd); [Launch Library 2](https://spacenexus.us/launch/cmnuhr9w3zeb814h6smnc2qqi); [Launch Library 2](https://spacenexus.us/launch/cmw36l6i50hc05iwrfu5dy9dt) ### FAA commercial space rules The FAA proposes to amend its commercial space launch and reentry licensing regulations to streamline the licensing process and reduce regulatory burden for license applicants, according to a proposed rule published in the Federal Register on November 9. A separate final rule that day contains technical corrections in FAA regulations. Sources: [Federal Register](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/11/09/2026-22783/flight-safety-limits-objectives-burden-reducing-clarification); [Federal Register](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/11/09/2026-22781/technical-corrections-of-commercial-space-transportation-regulations) ### Space jobs board The SpaceNexus jobs board lists 11,451 job postings, about 10,200 distinct roles, as of November 10, and 782 of the postings went up 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) - [Firefly Aerospace (FLY) (SpaceNexus Pure-Play Index (Yahoo Finance daily close))](https://spacenexus.us/company-profiles/firefly-aerospace) - [NorthStar Earth & Space (NSTR) (SpaceNexus Pure-Play Index (Yahoo Finance daily close))](https://spacenexus.us/company-profiles/northstar-earth-space) - [NASA Makes Major Contract Awards for Moon Base Development (Via Satellite)](https://www.satellitetoday.com/government-military/2026/11/09/nasa-makes-major-contract-awards-for-moon-base-development/) - [Planet Taps Stoke Space for New Launch Deal (Via Satellite)](https://www.satellitetoday.com/launch/2026/11/09/planet-taps-stoke-space-for-new-launch-deal/) - [Falcon 9 Block 5 | USSF-627 (Launch Library 2)](https://spacenexus.us/launch/cmvshbx5h029tsnejfvrvfegd) - [Mir | Demo Flight (Launch Library 2)](https://spacenexus.us/launch/cmnuhr9w3zeb814h6smnc2qqi) - [Long March 2D (Launch Library 2)](https://spacenexus.us/launch/cmw36l6i50hc05iwrfu5dy9dt) - [Flight Safety Limits Objectives Burden Reducing Clarification (Federal Register)](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/11/09/2026-22783/flight-safety-limits-objectives-burden-reducing-clarification) - [Technical Corrections of Commercial Space Transportation Regulations (Federal Register)](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/11/09/2026-22781/technical-corrections-of-commercial-space-transportation-regulations) - [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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