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SpaceNexus AM · Friday, October 9, 2026
South Africa’s MeerKAT and NASA’s Webb Identify Host Galaxy of Most Distant Fast Radio Burst, reported by Space in Africa.
South Africa’s MeerKAT and NASA’s Webb Identify Host Galaxy of Most Distant Fast Radio Burst, reported by Space in Africa.
9,921 job postings (about 8,800 distinct roles) on the jobs board, 750 of the postings dated in the last seven days. Most new postings this week: Blue Origin (131), SpaceX (93), Rocket Lab (59).
Jobs boardLaunch dates that moved a day or more later, with both dates known to the day, seen by our sync since August 29, 2026 (placeholder rolls such as "2026" becoming "2027", and older changes our sync only caught up with late, are not counted); the biggest recent slip was 2 days.
Source: SpaceNexus Slip Explorer (LaunchDateChange ledger) · as of 2026-10-09 · Slip Explorer
Leaders from Astrolab, Firefly and others outline requirements for a lunar base, a view of where commercial lunar planning stands.
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