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A weekly data brief generated from SpaceNexus tracking over the seven days ending 2026-08-17 (2026-08-10 → 2026-08-17): 651 news items, 0 funding rounds, 6 upcoming launches, and 6,913 open industry positions.
| Metric | This week |
|---|---|
| News stories tracked | 651 |
| Funding rounds recorded | 0 |
| New job postings | 6913 |
| Launches in the next 14 days | 6 |
| Date | Mission | Vehicle | Site |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-18 | Flight 2 | Zhuque-3 | Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China |
| 2026-08-24 | Chang'e 7 | Long March 5 | Wenchang Space Launch Site, People's Republic of China |
| 2026-08-27 | MTG-I2 | Ariane 62 | Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana |
| 2026-08-30 | Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope | Falcon Heavy | Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA |
| 2026-08-31 | The Lightning God Defends (iQPS Launch 8) | Electron | Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1, Mahia Peninsula, New Zealand |
| 2026-08-31 | Onward and Upward | Spectrum | Andøya Spaceport |
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