Our Data Sources
Transparency in how SpaceNexus gathers and processes space industry data
27+
Data Sources
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Categories
50+
RSS Feeds
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Data Freshness
Our Commitment to Transparency
SpaceNexus aggregates data exclusively from publicly available APIs, official government feeds, and licensed commercial providers. We do not scrape private data or use unauthorized sources. Every data point on our platform can be traced back to the original source listed here. When AI is used to generate insights, it is clearly labeled as AI-generated content.
Government APIs
Official data from U.S. government agencies and space organizations
NASA APOD
Astronomy Picture of the Day with expert explanations and high-resolution imagery
NASA EONET
Earth Observatory Natural Event Tracker for wildfires, storms, volcanic activity, and more
NASA Techport
NASA technology investment portfolio including active projects, TRL levels, and budgets
NASA NEO (CNEOS)
Near-Earth Object tracking with close approach data, sizes, and orbital parameters
NOAA SWPC
Space Weather Prediction Center data including solar wind, geomagnetic storms, and Kp index forecasts
SAM.gov
System for Award Management with government contract opportunities, awards, and entity registrations
FCC ECFS
Electronic Comment Filing System for satellite licensing, spectrum allocation filings, and regulatory proceedings
SEC EDGAR
Electronic Data Gathering for public company filings (10-K, 10-Q, 8-K, S-1) of publicly traded space companies
USAspending.gov
Federal spending data including space-related contract awards, grant disbursements, and agency budgets
Space Agency Feeds
International space agency news, mission data, and program updates
ESA (European Space Agency)
Mission updates, science results, Earth observation data, and Ariane/Vega launch program news
JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency)
H3 launch vehicle updates, Hayabusa sample return results, ISS Kibo module operations, and lunar exploration
ISRO (Indian Space Research Organisation)
PSLV/GSLV launch manifests, Chandrayaan and Gaganyaan program updates, and remote sensing services
Industry Data Providers
Real-time market, satellite tracking, and financial data from commercial providers
Finnhub
Real-time and historical stock data for publicly traded space companies (RKLB, ASTS, LUNR, etc.)
CelesTrak (TLE Data)
Two-Line Element sets for 19,000+ tracked objects including active satellites, debris, and rocket bodies
N2YO
Satellite pass predictions, real-time tracking, and visual magnitude data for observable satellites
News Aggregation
Curated RSS feeds from 50+ trusted space industry publications and media outlets
SpaceNews
Industry-leading coverage of commercial, military, and civil space policy, business, and technology
Ars Technica (Space)
In-depth technical reporting on launch vehicles, missions, and aerospace engineering developments
NASASpaceFlight.com
Detailed launch coverage, vehicle development tracking, and community-driven space journalism
Space.com
Accessible space news covering launches, astronomy, planetary science, and human spaceflight
The Verge (Space)
Technology-focused coverage of commercial space, launch events, and industry disruption
50+ Additional RSS Feeds
Including Reuters Space, Aviation Week, Payload Space, The War Zone, SpacePolicyOnline, ESA News, NASA Blogs, and regional publications
Community Content
Curated video and podcast channels from the space community
YouTube Channels (5)
Everyday Astronaut, Scott Manley, Marcus House, NASASpaceflight, SpaceX official channel for launch coverage and analysis
Podcast Feeds (8)
The Space Show, Off-Nominal, Main Engine Cut Off, WeMartians, Orbital Mechanics, T-Minus Space Daily, Space Biz, and The Orbital Perspective
Proprietary Intelligence
AI-generated analysis and proprietary data processing by SpaceNexus
Claude API (Anthropic)
AI-generated market insights, company research summaries, investment theses, regulatory explainers, and trend analysis
SpaceNexus Scoring Engine
Proprietary Space Score algorithm rating companies across 6 dimensions: technology, financials, team, market position, growth, and ESG
News Categorization AI
Automated article tagging, company mention detection, sentiment analysis, and topic clustering across 50+ news sources
Trend Detection
Cross-source pattern recognition identifying emerging themes, funding shifts, and regulatory changes across the space industry
How We Process Data
Ingest & Validate
Automated fetchers pull data from each source on their respective schedules. All inputs are validated, sanitized, and deduplicated before storage.
Enrich & Correlate
Our AI pipeline cross-references data across sources, tags companies mentioned in news, and detects emerging patterns across the industry.
Deliver & Cache
Processed data is served through our API with circuit breaker protection and TTL caching. Stale data is flagged, and fallbacks ensure uptime.
Have a data source suggestion?
We are always expanding our data coverage. If you know of a reliable data source that would benefit the space industry community, let us know.