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A weekly data brief computed from SpaceNexus tracking over the seven days ending 2026-11-09 (2026-11-02 to 2026-11-09): 622 news items, 3 private funding rounds, 9 scheduled launches in the next 14 days, and 11,451 job postings (about 10,200 distinct roles) on SpaceNexus.
| Metric | This week |
|---|---|
| News stories tracked | 622 |
| Private funding rounds recorded | 3 ($1.1B disclosed) |
| Job postings on SpaceNexus (labelled paid posts included, each opening counted once) | 11,451 |
| Distinct roles among the postings (about) | 10,200 |
| New job postings (posted in the last 7 days, still open) | 982 |
| Launches in the next 14 days | 9 |
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3 private funding rounds into space companies, $1.1B 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-11-10 | USSF-627 | Falcon 9 Block 5 | Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA |
| 2026-11-11 | Demo Flight | Mir | Sea Launch |
| 2026-11-11 | Payload not disclosed | Long March 2D | Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China |
| 2026-11-13 | USSF-317 | Falcon 9 Block 5 | Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA |
| 2026-11-13 | Amazon Leo (LV-01) | Vulcan VC6L | Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA |
| 2026-11-13 | Starlink Group 31-2 (Starship Flight 15) | Starship V3 | SpaceX Starbase, TX, USA |
| 2026-11-14 | The Mountain God Rises (iQPS Launch 10) | Electron | Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1, Mahia Peninsula, New Zealand |
| 2026-11-20 | SatNet LEO Group | Long March 8A | Wenchang Space Launch Site, People's Republic of China |
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11,451 job postings (about 10,200 distinct roles) on SpaceNexus right now, 5,908 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):
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