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A weekly data brief computed from SpaceNexus tracking over the seven days ending 2026-09-28 (2026-09-21 to 2026-09-28): 606 news items, 3 private funding rounds, 7 scheduled launches in the next 14 days, and 9,835 open job listings.
| Metric | This week |
|---|---|
| News stories tracked | 606 |
| Private funding rounds recorded | 3 ($10.2B disclosed) |
| Open job listings | 9,835 |
| New job postings (posted in the last 7 days, still open) | 1,119 |
| Launches in the next 14 days | 7 |
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3 private funding rounds into space companies, $10.2B disclosed:
Counted by announcement date, as recorded when this brief was generated, by the funding tracker headline rule. Rounds we learn of later are added to the tracker.
| Date | Payload | Vehicle | Site |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-30 | InnoSat-0 | HANBIT-Nano | Alcântara Space Center, Federative Republic of Brazil |
| 2026-10-01 | Transporter 18 (Dedicated SSO Rideshare) | Falcon 9 Block 5 | Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA |
| 2026-10-02 | NROL-97 | Falcon Heavy | Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA |
| 2026-10-05 | Flight 2 | SR75 | SaxaVord Spaceport |
| 2026-10-05 | SDA Tranche 1 Transport Layer A | Falcon 9 Block 5 | Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA |
| 2026-10-07 | NeonSat-2 to 6 | KSLV-2 Nuri | Naro Space Center, South Korea |
| 2026-10-10 | Starlink Group 15-25 | Falcon 9 Block 5 | Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA |
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9,835 open job listings, 4,547 of them at private, pre-IPO companies across the space industry right now.
Top hiring companies (open listings):
Counts follow the jobs board coverage rules; for defense companies with a space business, only space-segment roles are counted.
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