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Morning Dew, Thursday, October 15

Morning Dew: SpaceX launches today

THE BRIEF

Next launch: Falcon 9 Block 5 | USSF-481, SpaceX, Oct 15, 7:57 PM ET.
Dew Point 34, editorial, reviewed Sep 2026. Never 100 until Mars.
Dew Pulse: 235 launches have reached orbit worldwide so far in 2026, up 3% on the same date in 2025.
New in File Ø, Space desk (Oct 15): Galaxy Cluster Collision Explains Cosmic Treble Clef
Last session (Oct 14): LMT +3.6% led, BKSY -10.5% lagged.
Latest signal (Oct 14): IONQ: IonQ priced a $2.0 billion equity offering at $40.00 per share, selling 20,500,000 shares and 29,500,000 pre-funded...

OPENING BELL

Biggest gaps at the open. The move is the open against that last close, not the day.

VRTX+2.3% (opened 509.95, last close 498.50)
AMGN+2.1% (opened 435.17, last close 426.11)
NOC+1.4% (opened 502.81, last close 495.69)
RKLB-8.8% (opened 53.95, last close 59.18)
TER-4.0% (opened 345.02, last close 359.44)
SIDU-4.0% (opened 1.21, last close 1.26)

SIGNALS

NEWS SPCE2026-10-14

Virgin Galactic signed a 24-month research agreement with the Air Force Research Laboratory to test its next-generation Spaceship as a platform for collecting space weather data. source

NEWS TER2026-10-14

TÜV Rheinland North America gave Teradyne its 2026 Excellence in Safety and Sustainability Leadership Award, citing a recycling rate that rose from 40% to 89% between 2021 and 2024. source

SEC IONQ2026-10-14

IonQ priced a $2.0 billion equity offering at $40.00 per share, selling 20,500,000 shares and 29,500,000 pre-funded warrants plus warrants for 100,000,000 more shares at $69.46. source

NEXT LAUNCHES

Falcon 9 Block 5 | USSF-481, SpaceX2026-10-15T23:57:05Z
Falcon 9 Block 5 | Bandwagon 5 (Dedicated Mid-Inclination Rideshare), SpaceX2026-10-19T10:30:00Z
H3-24 | Martian Moons eXploration (MMX), Mitsubishi Heavy Industries2026-10-19T19:41:03Z

FILE Ø

Galaxy Cluster Collision Explains Cosmic Treble Clef

EVERY ISSUE

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