SpaceNexus AM · Wednesday, November 4, 2026
Globalstar has asked the FCC to examine how Rocket Lab's pending acquisition of Iridium could affect Rocket Lab's role as a Globalstar supplier. The…
Globalstar has asked the FCC to examine how Rocket Lab's pending acquisition of Iridium could affect Rocket Lab's role as a Globalstar supplier. The filing tests how regulators treat vertical integration.
Long March 2C, Thu, Nov 5 · 16:00 UTC (11:00 AM ET)
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11,398 job postings (about 10,200 distinct roles) on the jobs board, 1,097 of the postings dated in the last seven days. Most new postings this week: SpaceX (206), Blue Origin (178), Rocket Lab (124).
Jobs boardOrbital launch attempts worldwide in 2026 to date, against 256 by this day last year (+0.4% vs the same point of 2025).
Source: SpaceNexus Launch Cadence Index (LL2-sourced SpaceEvent history) · as of 2026-11-04 · Launch Cadence Index
The loss of its first full-scale Otter during commissioning sets back a planned autonomous rendezvous and inspection demonstration in low Earth orbit.
The test is a step toward MIURA 5's first flight, now expected in the first half of 2027, a date to watch for European launch capacity.
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