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Weekly briefs were paused March–July 2026 and resumed in August 2026 on an automated weekly cadence. Historic editions from before the pause are preserved below.
Space economy week of 2026-09-21: 634 tracked stories, 0 funding rounds, 901 new job postings, and 5 launches on the two-week horizon.
A weekly data brief generated from SpaceNexus tracking over the seven days ending 2026-09-21 (2026-09-14 → 2026-09-21): 634 news items, 0 funding rounds, 5 upcoming launches, and 12,086 open industry positions.
| Metric | This week |
|---|---|
| News stories tracked | 634 |
| Funding rounds recorded | 0 |
| New job postings | 901 |
| Launches in the next 14 days | 5 |
| Date | Mission | Vehicle | Site |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-23 | Unknown Payload | Long March 8A | Wenchang Space Launch Site, People's Republic of China |
| 2026-09-24 | Unknown Payload | Long March 6A | Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China |
| 2026-09-26 | Owlright, Owlright, Owlright (StriX Launch 13) | Electron | Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1, Mahia Peninsula, New Zealand |
| 2026-09-26 | USSF-385 | Falcon 9 Block 5 | Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA |
| 2026-09-28 | Starlink Group 31-1 (Starship Flight 14) | Starship V3 | SpaceX Starbase, TX, USA |
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9,086 active job listings: 5,712 of them at private, pre-IPO companies across the space industry right now.
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