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Active postings across tracked companies, weekly snapshots
Active postings across tracked companies, weekly snapshots
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2026-09-01: Blue Originโs Workday board joined the tracker (+โ1,590 postings). Totals jump on this date reflects expanded coverage, not market hiring.
2026-09-26: 35 employers joined the tracker (+1,834 postings: Inversion Space, Isar Aerospace, Spire Global, Katalyst Space, AST SpaceMobile, LeoLabs, BlackSky, HawkEye 360 and 27 more). Anduril now counts space-segment roles only (โ2,252 postings of non-space work). Hermeus now counts space-segment roles only (โ85 postings of non-space work). Hadrian now counts space-segment roles only (โ143 postings of non-space work). Totals moving on this date reflect what we track, not market hiring.
2026-09-27: 11 employers joined the tracker (+1,192 postings: Leonardo, Leidos, Boeing, KBR, NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Northrop Grumman, Axiom Space, Sierra Space and 3 more). Totals moving on this date reflect what we track, not market hiring.
2026-10-05: Anduril's talent pools and general applications are no longer counted as openings (โ1 postings). Rocket Lab's talent pools and general applications are no longer counted as openings (โ4 postings). Vast's talent pools and general applications are no longer counted as openings (โ1 postings). K2 Space's talent pools and general applications are no longer counted as openings (โ16 postings). Voyager Technologies now counts space-segment roles only (โ132 postings of non-space work). Voyager Technologies's talent pools and general applications are no longer counted as openings (โ1 postings). True Anomaly's talent pools and general applications are no longer counted as openings (โ1 postings). Ursa Major's talent pools and general applications are no longer counted as openings (โ1 postings). Spire Global's talent pools and general applications are no longer counted as openings (โ4 postings). HawkEye 360's talent pools and general applications are no longer counted as openings (โ1 postings). Outpost Space's talent pools and general applications are no longer counted as openings (โ1 postings). GITAI's talent pools and general applications are no longer counted as openings (โ1 postings). Hubble Network's talent pools and general applications are no longer counted as openings (โ1 postings). Loft Orbital's talent pools and general applications are no longer counted as openings (โ3 postings). Array Labs's talent pools and general applications are no longer counted as openings (โ1 postings). SpaceX no longer counts its xAI and X roles (โ50 postings of AI data-center, AI-compute and X platform work). ICEYE's talent pools and general applications are no longer counted as openings (โ2 postings). Northwood Space's talent pools and general applications are no longer counted as openings (โ1 postings). Apex's talent pools and general applications are no longer counted as openings (โ1 postings). Lunar Outpost's talent pools and general applications are no longer counted as openings (โ1 postings). Totals moving on this date reflect what we track, not market hiring.
SpaceNexus, Open space-industry jobs (SpaceNexus jobs machine (employer ATS boards, daily sync; coverage changes disclosed)). https://spacenexus.us/chart/open-space-jobs (retrieved 2026-10-08).
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| Period | Value |
|---|---|
| Aug 16 | 6511 |
| Aug 23 | 6662 |
| Aug 30 | 6768 |
| Sep 6 | 8545 |
| Sep 13 | 8832 |
| Sep 20 | 9086 |
| Sep 27 | 9818 |
| Oct 4 | 10.1k |
| Oct 8 | 9880 |
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