SpaceNexus Data · annual edition
The year in space as our own ledgers recorded it. Every number below is computed from SpaceNexus data or from a frozen edition of another of our ledgers, with a link to the rows behind it. Nothing is estimated or typed in.
Year-to-date preview through November 11, 2026, recomputed hourly. The full edition freezes on January 11, 2027.
The edition will open with a signed editor's note when it publishes.
These 15 providers flew 246 of the 259 launches. 11 more providers flew the other 13, including 2 more with 2 launches each, tied with the last one listed (ties are listed alphabetically).
The count includes suborbital flights such as New Shepard, Rocket Lab’s HASTE and Starship’s suborbital test flights, which the Space Foundation does not count as orbital.
Recording since 2026-08-29. On-time record · Slip Index editions · method
102 launches were parked on December 31, 2026 with no real date. 2 flew, 6 got a firm date in 2026 without flying yet, 19 rolled into a later year, 75 are still parked and 0 left the manifest (so far). Every launch on the list
11,161 open roles at the end of October 2026. October 2026 Hiring Index
Planned sections: The launch year; Slips and the on-time record; The December 31 Cliff; Space funding, quarter by quarter, and why totals differ; Hiring; Promises kept and missed; Where the government money went; The Moon race.
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