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A weekly data brief computed from SpaceNexus tracking over the seven days ending 2026-11-02 (2026-10-26 to 2026-11-02): 611 news items, 1 private funding round, 10 scheduled launches in the next 14 days, and 11,152 job postings (about 9,900 distinct roles) on SpaceNexus.
| Metric | This week |
|---|---|
| News stories tracked | 611 |
| Private funding rounds recorded | 1 ($375.0M disclosed) |
| Job postings on SpaceNexus (labelled paid posts included, each opening counted once) | 11,152 |
| Distinct roles among the postings (about) | 9,900 |
| New job postings (posted in the last 7 days, still open) | 991 |
| Launches in the next 14 days | 10 |
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1 private funding round into space companies, $375.0M disclosed:
Also recorded, and not counted as private funding:
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-11-02 | The Sea God Surveys (iQPS Launch 9) | Electron | Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1, Mahia Peninsula, New Zealand |
| 2026-11-03 | SpaceSail Polar Group TBD? | Kinetica 2 | Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China |
| 2026-11-04 | USSF-432 | Falcon 9 Block 5 | Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA |
| 2026-11-04 | Demo Flight | Mir | Sea Launch |
| 2026-11-05 | Payload not disclosed | Long March 2C | Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China |
| 2026-11-05 | SatNet LEO Group TBD? | Long March 12 | Wenchang Space Launch Site, People's Republic of China |
| 2026-11-06 | Payload not disclosed | Ceres-2 | Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China |
| 2026-11-10 | The Mountain God Rises (iQPS Launch 10) | Electron | Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1, Mahia Peninsula, New Zealand |
| 2026-11-10 | USSF-xxx ("R-5") | Falcon 9 Block 5 | Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA |
| 2026-11-13 | Amazon Leo (LV-01) | Vulcan VC6L | Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA |
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11,152 job postings (about 9,900 distinct roles) on SpaceNexus right now, 5,779 of them at private, pre-IPO companies. Listing counts here match the jobs board: labelled paid posts included, each opening counted once.
Top hiring companies (roles on employers’ own job boards; paid and employer-posted roles are not counted):
Counts follow the jobs board coverage rules; for defense companies with a space business, only space-segment roles are counted.
By category (listings on SpaceNexus):
This brief is computed automatically every week from live SpaceNexus data. No AI writes it.
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GOElectron · The Sea God Surveys (iQPS Launch 9)
Mon, Nov 2, 16:41 UTC · Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1
Tue, Nov 3, 5:41 AM GMT+13 at the pad
Launches in 1 hour 59 minutes
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