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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 September 26, 2026, recomputed hourly. The full edition freezes on January 11, 2027.
The edition will open with a signed editor's note when it publishes.
Recording since 2026-08-29. On-time record · Slip Index editions · method
102 launches were parked on December 31, 2026 with no real date. 0 flew, 0 got a firm date in 2026 without flying yet, 0 rolled into a later year, 102 are still parked and 0 left the manifest (so far). Every launch on the list
No quarterly funding edition for 2026 has been frozen yet. The series
Closed private rounds into space companies, as frozen in each quarter's edition. Other trackers count differently; each edition reconciles its total with theirs.
6,733 open roles at the end of August 2026. August 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.
Licence CC BY 4.0: cite “SpaceNexus, State of Space 2026”. No sponsor sees or shapes this report. The earlier, hand-written overview is at State of the Space Industry 2026.