# SpaceNexus Daily, Wednesday, November 11, 2026: ESCAPADE heads for Mars after Earth flybys, SpaceNews reports > SpaceNews reports two NASA ESCAPADE smallsats are headed toward Mars after Earth flybys; Launch Library 2 lists four launches ahead, the first no earlier than November 11. - Canonical page: https://spacenexus.us/briefing/2026-11-11 - This Markdown version: https://spacenexus.us/briefing/2026-11-11.md - Data as of: published 2026-11-11 06:02 UTC; records from 2026-11-10 06:00 UTC to 2026-11-11 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 28 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 Wednesday, November 11, 2026. ### Space stocks and money In the trading session of Tuesday, November 10, the SpaceNexus Pure-Play Index of space stocks rose 0.2 percent, with 19 companies up and 16 down. The largest gain was Innospace, up 10.5 percent, and the largest decline was Gilat Satellite Networks, down 20.4 percent. Rocket Lab raised $150 million in a Credit Facility round, according to SatNews. 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/innospace); [SpaceNexus Pure-Play Index (Yahoo Finance daily close)](https://spacenexus.us/company-profiles/gilat-satellite-networks); [SatNews](https://satnews.com/2026/11/10/pentagon-backs-rocket-lab-with-150m-osc-loan-to-scale-neutron-production/) ### ESCAPADE heads for Mars SpaceNews reported that two NASA smallsats are headed toward Mars after completing flybys of Earth, nearly a year after their launch. The mission is called ESCAPADE. Sources: [SpaceNews](https://spacenews.com/escapade-on-its-way-to-mars-after-earth-flybys/) ### Rocket Lab backlog Via Satellite reported that Rocket Lab is seeing strong demand for its launch business, with a record backlog of 117 missions across Electron, Neutron and HASTE hypersonic suborbital launches. Sources: [Via Satellite](https://www.satellitetoday.com/launch/2026/11/10/rocket-lab-secures-half-a-billion-in-neutron-launch-orders-in-q3/) ### Launches ahead Launch Library 2 lists four launches ahead. A Long March 2D is scheduled to launch from Jiuquan no earlier than 11:40 UTC on November 11. Falcon 9 with USSF-627 and Kuaizhou 11 are scheduled no earlier than November 12, and the Mir demo flight no earlier than November 13. Sources: [Launch Library 2](https://spacenexus.us/launch/cmw36l6i50hc05iwrfu5dy9dt); [Launch Library 2](https://spacenexus.us/launch/cmvshbx5h029tsnejfvrvfegd); [Launch Library 2](https://spacenexus.us/launch/cmw9h8pmn1l3o5wh9b9tc2unl); [Launch Library 2](https://spacenexus.us/launch/cmnuhr9w3zeb814h6smnc2qqi) ### FAA notice on Starship at Starbase The Federal Register published an FAA update on its notice of intent to prepare a programmatic environmental impact statement for proposed SpaceX Starship-Super Heavy launch and landing operations at Starbase, Texas. The notice title lists an open public scoping period and public scoping meetings. Sources: [Federal Register](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/11/10/2026-22898/notice-of-intent-to-prepare-a-programmatic-environmental-impact-statement-peis-open-public-scoping) ### Space jobs board The SpaceNexus jobs board lists 11,452 job postings, about 10,200 distinct roles, and 743 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) - [Innospace (462350) (SpaceNexus Pure-Play Index (Yahoo Finance daily close))](https://spacenexus.us/company-profiles/innospace) - [Gilat Satellite Networks (GILT) (SpaceNexus Pure-Play Index (Yahoo Finance daily close))](https://spacenexus.us/company-profiles/gilat-satellite-networks) - [Rocket Lab funding (SatNews)](https://satnews.com/2026/11/10/pentagon-backs-rocket-lab-with-150m-osc-loan-to-scale-neutron-production/) - [ESCAPADE on its way to Mars after Earth flybys (SpaceNews)](https://spacenews.com/escapade-on-its-way-to-mars-after-earth-flybys/) - [Rocket Lab Secures Half a Billion in Neutron Launch Orders in Q3 (Via Satellite)](https://www.satellitetoday.com/launch/2026/11/10/rocket-lab-secures-half-a-billion-in-neutron-launch-orders-in-q3/) - [Long March 2D (Launch Library 2)](https://spacenexus.us/launch/cmw36l6i50hc05iwrfu5dy9dt) - [Falcon 9 Block 5 | USSF-627 (Launch Library 2)](https://spacenexus.us/launch/cmvshbx5h029tsnejfvrvfegd) - [Kuaizhou 11 (Launch Library 2)](https://spacenexus.us/launch/cmw9h8pmn1l3o5wh9b9tc2unl) - [Mir | Demo Flight (Launch Library 2)](https://spacenexus.us/launch/cmnuhr9w3zeb814h6smnc2qqi) - [Notice of Intent To Prepare a Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement (PEIS), Open Public Scoping Period, and Hold Public Scoping Meetings on the Proposed SpaceX Starship-Super Heavy Launch and Landing Operations at the Boca Chica Launch Site at Starbase, Texas and Expansion of Starship Landing and Expenditure Locations (Federal Register)](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/11/10/2026-22898/notice-of-intent-to-prepare-a-programmatic-environmental-impact-statement-peis-open-public-scoping) - [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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