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Every SpaceNexus brief in one place: the weekly State of the Space Economy, Who's Hiring in Space and Regulatory Radar data briefs, each computed from our trackers. Filterable, newest first.
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 2026-10-26: 614 tracked stories, 2 private funding rounds totaling $250.0M, 10,967 job postings (about 9,800 distinct roles) on SpaceNexus (880 new), and 7 scheduled launches on the two-week horizon.
A weekly data brief computed from SpaceNexus tracking over the seven days ending 2026-10-26 (2026-10-19 to 2026-10-26): 614 news items, 2 private funding rounds, 7 scheduled launches in the next 14 days, and 10,967 job postings (about 9,800 distinct roles) on SpaceNexus.
| Metric | This week |
|---|---|
| News stories tracked | 614 |
| Private funding rounds recorded | 2 ($250.0M disclosed) |
| Job postings on SpaceNexus (labelled paid posts included, each opening counted once) | 10,967 |
| Distinct roles among the postings (about) | 9,800 |
| New job postings (posted in the last 7 days, still open) | 880 |
| Launches in the next 14 days | 7 |
2 private funding rounds into space companies, $250.0M disclosed:
Counted by announcement date, as recorded when this brief was generated, by the funding tracker headline rule. Rounds we learn of later are added to the tracker.
| Date | Payload | Vehicle | Site |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-27 | Starlink Group 15-16 | Falcon 9 Block 5 | Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA |
| 2026-10-30 | Starlink Group 15-18 | Falcon 9 Block 5 | Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA |
| 2026-10-30 | IRNSS-1L (NVS-03) | GSLV Mk. II | Satish Dhawan Space Centre, India |
| 2026-10-31 | Flight 2 | Long March 12A | Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China |
| 2026-11-03 | The Sea God Surveys (iQPS Launch 9) | Electron | Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1, Mahia Peninsula, New Zealand |
| 2026-11-05 | Starlink Group 15-21 | Falcon 9 Block 5 | Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA |
| 2026-11-05 | NROL-195 | Falcon 9 Block 5 | Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA |
Track countdowns live in Mission Control.
10,967 job postings (about 9,800 distinct roles) on SpaceNexus right now, 5,632 of them at private, pre-IPO companies. Listing counts here match the jobs board: labelled paid posts included, each opening counted once.
Top hiring companies (roles on employers’ own job boards; paid and employer-posted roles are not counted):
Counts follow the jobs board coverage rules; for defense companies with a space business, only space-segment roles are counted.
By category (listings on SpaceNexus):
Browse open roles · Who's hiring at private space companies
This brief is computed automatically every week from live SpaceNexus data. No AI writes it.