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SpaceNexus AM · Monday, November 2, 2026
NASA will launch the Artemis III crew only after Blue Origin's lander test vehicle reaches Earth orbit and completes initial checkouts, Administrator…
NASA will launch the Artemis III crew only after Blue Origin's lander test vehicle reaches Earth orbit and completes initial checkouts, Administrator Jared Isaacman told NASASpaceflight, per New Space Economy.
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11,152 job postings (about 9,900 distinct roles) on the jobs board, 991 of the postings dated in the last seven days. Most new postings this week: Blue Origin (171), SpaceX (168), Rocket Lab (113).
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 2.1 days.
Source: SpaceNexus Slip Explorer (LaunchDateChange ledger) · as of 2026-11-02 · Slip Explorer
Commercial operators selling to the military should watch how this surge-capacity effort scales, since Space Intel Report says it gets harder from here.
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Congress is in recess until after the midterms, so this broader count frames the budget questions lawmakers face when they return.