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Morning Dew, Saturday, October 17

Morning Dew: Black Hole and Colliding Clusters Explain the

THE BRIEF

New in File Ø, Space desk (Oct 17): Black Hole and Colliding Clusters Explain the Treble Clef
Dew Point 34, editorial, reviewed Sep 2026. Never 100 until Mars.
Dew Pulse: 236 launches have reached orbit worldwide so far in 2026, up 1% on the same date in 2025.
Last session (Oct 16): NOC +4.0% led, DNA -12.7% lagged.
Next launch: Falcon 9 Block 5 | Bandwagon 5 (Dedicated Mid-Inclination Rideshare), SpaceX, Oct 19, 6:30 AM ET.
Latest signal (Oct 15): SPCE: Virgin Galactic granted inducement restricted stock units covering 48,472 shares to two new non-executive employees,...

CLOSING BELL, 2026-10-16

Where the movers finished the last completed session.

NOC+4.0% (closed 519.86)
LMT+3.6% (closed 552.09)
DNA-12.7% (closed 10.27)
IONQ-8.9% (closed 31.28)
ASTS-8.6% (closed 40.66)

SIGNALS

NEWS2026-10-16

Blue Origin plans a $330 million Rocket Park expansion at Cape Canaveral, due summer 2027, to build up to 150 New Glenn upper stages a year and add two launch and landing pads. source

SEC SPCE2026-10-15

Virgin Galactic granted inducement restricted stock units covering 48,472 shares to two new non-executive employees, vesting over three years. source

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

NEXT LAUNCHES

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
Falcon 9 Block 5 | Starlink Group 15-15, SpaceX2026-10-20T22:14:00Z

FILE Ø

Black Hole and Colliding Clusters Explain the Treble Clef

EVERY ISSUE

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