The impossible space hire: is this what’s holding you back?
Is it really a talent shortage? Looking for specialized engineering talent? The impossible space hire might be what's holding founders back from the right hire. We’ve talked...
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AST SpaceMobile Just Proved That Setbacks Don’t Define a Space Company
Yesterday at 2:39 AM, three AST SpaceMobile satellites launched successfully from Cape Canaveral aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket. BlueBirds 8, 9, and 10 -...
What the Largest IPO Means for the Space Talent Market: Space X
On 12 June, SpaceX went public on the Nasdaq under the ticker SPCX, in the largest IPO in history. It priced at $135 a share,...
Why Space Engineers Leave the Primes for Fast-Growth Companies
There's a move we're seeing a lot of right now: experienced engineers leaving the primes - the large, established players - for fast-growth commercial space...
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Vast Just Went From Space Stations to Satellite Buses. Here’s What That Tells You About Where Space Hiring Is Heading
This morning, Vast announced a new product line: high-power satellite buses built for communications, Earth observation, national security, and orbital...
What Space Sector Candidates Ask About Before They’ll Even Take a Call
Something has shifted in how engineers in the US space sector evaluate opportunities, and it's happening before the first conversation...
The Space Force Just Added $4.4 Billion to Its Space Surveillance Program. Here’s What That Means for Hiring.
The Space Force just raised the contract ceiling for its Andromeda program from $1.8 billion to $6.2 billion. That's an...
How to Build a Cleared Engineering Team From Scratch in the Space Sector
When a commercial space company wins its first classified contract, the excitement doesn't last long. Pretty quickly, someone asks the...
$31 Billion in 30 Days: What Space and Defense Funding Tells Us About Who’s Hiring Next
In March 2026, the space and defense sector saw a concentration of capital that would have been unthinkable five years...
Starship V3 Launches Next Week. Here’s What It Means Beyond the Spectacle
SpaceX is aiming for May 19 for the first flight of Starship Version 3 - a bigger, more powerful version...
Hybrid, Remote, or On-Site: What Space Companies Are Actually Offering in 2026
There's a common assumption in the space sector: because the work involves hardware, everything is onsite. Candidates assume it. Companies...
The US Just Created a Licensing Path for Satellite Servicing, Debris Removal, and In-Space Manufacturing. Here’s What That Means for Hiring.
The Department of Commerce just released a draft licensing framework for commercial space activities that have never had a clear...
The Broadband Space Race Just Got a Second Lane – and It Needs Thousands of Engineers
Last week, an Ariane 6 rocket launched 32 Amazon Leo satellites into low Earth orbit from French Guiana. It was...