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Long March 12 · CASC · Wenchang Space Launch Site
Sun, Nov 8, 08:25 PM UTC · delayed 1× since announced
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Final iROSA solar panel installed on ISS, NASASpaceFlight reports
NASASpaceFlight reported that ISS astronauts installed the final iROSA solar panel. Launch Library 2 records a Long March 2C success, and Ceres-2 and Falcon 9 launches are scheduled.
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Long March 12 · CASC · Wenchang Space Launch Site
Sun, Nov 8, 08:25 PM UTC · delayed 1× since announced
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Analysis
- Analysis6 Nov
Starship Flight 15 Plans the First Ship Catch: What It Means for SpaceX, U.S. Launch and the Moon
SpaceX plans to try catching both the Super Heavy booster and, for the first time, the Starship upper stage on Flight 15, targeted for no earlier than November 13. What a ship catch is, what has to go right, and what it would change for SpaceX, American launch capacity and NASA's Moon landing plans.
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NASA's Swift Observatory Re-Entered Over Indonesia: What to Know
NASA's Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory, launched in 2004 to catch gamma-ray bursts, re-entered Earth's atmosphere over Indonesia on November 4. When and where it came down, how close the forecasts were, what it did, and why the boost was called off.
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Space markets
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SpaceNexus Pure-Play Index
Yahoo Finance, daily close · as of Fri 6 Nov close
+7.81%
27 up, 7 down across 35 public pure-play space companies at the last close.
Equal-weighted daily move; primes and broad defense excluded so one mega-cap can't be the whole index.
Biggest moves at the last close
Yahoo Finance, daily close · as of Fri 6 Nov close
Up
- FLYFirefly Aerospace+36.80%
- LUNRIntuitive Machines+21.46%
- MNTSMomentus+20.59%
Down
- 290ASynspective−8.92%
- 186AAstroscale−7.61%
- 462350Innospace−4.27%
Space Score: this week’s top 5
The Space Score is a 0 to 1000 snapshot of a space company's size and activity, relative to the other companies we track. It combines size (headcount, market value and revenue, 30%), U.S. federal space contracts (20%), equity raised (15%), momentum (15%) and, for launch companies, orbital launches (20%), so it leans heavily on size. It is descriptive: not a forecast, a rating or investment advice.SpaceNexus Space Score · as of 2 Nov, 02:47 UTC
- 1.SpaceX885 / 1000
- 2.China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation869 / 1000
- 3.Rocket Lab849 / 1000
- 4.L3Harris Technologies794 / 1000
- 5.Lockheed Martin780 / 1000
Movers resume on Mon 9 Nov, the first weekly edition with a like-for-like comparison: methodology v8 (published 2 Nov) is only compared with v8 readings at least 5 days older.
Funding & startups
Startup tracker →Rounds come from company announcements, regulatory filings and press reports. Amounts, valuations and investors are as reported and may be incomplete or later revised. Not investment advice, and not an offer or solicitation for any security. Full disclaimer
Latest funding rounds
SpaceNexus funding tracker · as of 7 Nov, 00:01 UTC
- CesiumAstro$730MSeries D · led by Janus Henderson5 Nov
- LeoLabs$150MCredit Facility5 Nov
- Tumbleweed$7.7MSeed · led by Pact VC3 Nov
- Northwood Space$375MSeries C · led by Andreessen Horowitz / DFJ Growth2 Nov
- Hailong KongtianundisclosedAngel · led by 新微资本30 Oct
Private funding, last 12 months
disclosed rounds · as of 7 Nov, 00:01 UTC
$13.8B
Sum of disclosed private rounds into space companies dated in the last 365 days. IPOs, tender offers, debt and grants are not counted; undisclosed rounds are listed but never estimated.
Contracts & people
Solicitations →Latest space contract awards
official announcements · as of 6 Nov, 22:30 UTC
Recently announced
- Computer World Services Corp.up to $33.8M (ceiling)
Department of War, Air Force · announced 4 Nov · For operation support services
Official page on war.gov for Computer World Services Corp., announced 4 Nov (opens in a new tab) ↗ - Systems Planning and Analysis Inc.modification of $30.8M
Space Systems Command · announced 4 Nov · For the addition of cloud compute resources, software licenses, platform integration, and workspace enablement supporting platform delivery
Official page on war.gov for Systems Planning and Analysis Inc., announced 4 Nov (opens in a new tab) ↗ - SOUTHWEST RESEARCH INSTITUTE$19.9M award
NASA · announced 2 Nov · HelioSwarm Medium-Class Explorers Mission Contract
Official page on sam.gov for SOUTHWEST RESEARCH INSTITUTE, announced 2 Nov (opens in a new tab) ↗ - Lockheed Martinmodification of $95M
Space Force · announced 30 Oct · For fully funding the Zero Buy request for equitable adjustment
Official page on war.gov for Lockheed Martin, announced 30 Oct (opens in a new tab) ↗
In the USAspending record · newest award 8 Oct
- Voyager Technologies$2M obligated
NASA · 8 Oct · To administer the NASA high school students united with NASA to create hardware (HUNCH) program.
Award record on usaspending.gov for Voyager Technologies, 8 Oct (opens in a new tab) ↗ - SpaceX$5M obligated
State · 30 Sep · Peru - space x Starlink
Award record on usaspending.gov for SpaceX, 30 Sep (opens in a new tab) ↗
Announced amounts are as the official page states them, with their kind in words. USAspending amounts are the total obligated on each award, as reported (record checked 7 Nov). Only awards the government itself codes as space work are listed.
Executive moves
company-matched news · as of 3 Nov, 14:00 UTC
- Space Force2 Nov
chief Saltzman to lead advisory board, Voyager
- Hassan R. Baqar29 Oct
Board of Directors, Sidus Space
- Daniel Gittsovich27 Oct
Chief Financial Officer, Sierra Space
- Amy Johnson23 Oct
President of GDIT, General Dynamics
From the desk
Everything we publish →- Analysis7 NovWhere Will Component Makers Turned Constellation Operators Be by 2035? CesiumAstro's 737-Satellite Synchronicity as a Test CaseCesiumAstro's $730 million Series D and plan for a 737-satellite Synchronicity network mark a hardware supplier moving into operating its own constellation. This forecast examines how that vertical move could reshape...SpaceNexus Desk · AI-drafted
- Mission debrief6 NovLong March 2C · Yaogan 51-07 to 09: mission debriefA Long March 2C launched the Yaogan 51-07 to 09 mission from Xichang Satellite Launch Center on 5 Nov at 15:58 UTC, inside a window that ran from 15:52 to 16:16 UTC. Launch Library 2 records the outcome as a...SpaceNexus Desk · AI-drafted
- Article6 NovStarship Flight 15 Plans the First Ship Catch: What It Means for SpaceX, U.S. Launch and the MoonSpaceX plans to try catching both the Super Heavy booster and, for the first time, the Starship upper stage on Flight 15, targeted for no earlier than November 13. What a ship catch is, what has to go right, and what...SpaceNexus Desk · AI-drafted
- Lunar Week6 NovGriffin Mission One slips to January 31, 2027 as Artemis III stack advances at KennedyThe week in the race to the Moon, checked against our promise ledger.SpaceNexus Desk · AI-drafted
- SpaceNexus AM6 NovISS astronauts install final iROSA solar panel to augment aging…The ISS program has completed its power upgrade with the installation of the final iROSA solar panel, according to NASASpaceflight. The panels…SpaceNexus Desk · AI-drafted
- Analysis6 NovNASA Spreads Up to $1.07 Billion Across Viasat, SES and Astranis for Commercial Ka-Band Relay Concepts as SES Reports Defense-Led GrowthNASA has awarded contracts worth up to $1.07 billion to Viasat, SES and Astranis to develop commercial Ka-band space relay capability concepts, another step in moving space communications from agency-owned to purchased...SpaceNexus Desk · AI-drafted
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