The SpaceX IPO Talent Effect: What Happens When 13,000 Engineers Can Finally Cash Out
SpaceX's S-1 filing went public today. For the first time in 24 years, we can see the actual numbers behind one of the most important...
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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 data centers. The first offering...
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 even starts. Two years ago, a...
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 additional $4.4 billion for a...
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The 5 Most In-Demand Space Engineering Roles in 2026 (And Why They’re So Hard to Fill)
Across more than 3,000 searches tracked in the US space sector since 2024, one pattern is consistent: demand for certain...
Blue Origin Just Reused an Orbital Rocket for the First Time. Here’s Why That Matters for Space Hiring.
Blue Origin launched its New Glenn rocket for the third time, and for the first time, it did so with...
Voyager Just Signed Its Seventh Private Astronaut Mission. The Workforce Behind It Is the Real Story.
Last week, NASA and Voyager Technologies signed an order for the seventh private astronaut mission to the International Space Station,...
The Government Sales Hire That Space Companies Keep Getting Wrong
Across our government-focused searches this quarter, the same pattern keeps surfacing. A space company needs someone who can sell to...
NASA Just Launched a Hiring Initiative Called NASA Force. Here’s What It Means for the Rest of the Sector.
On April 17, NASA and the US Office of Personnel Management launched a website called NASA Force. It's a hiring...
What Computational Engineers Actually Want From Their Next Role
If you're a computational engineer working in AI-driven simulation and design, there's something you should know: the market has shifted...
What Space Companies Misunderstand About Equity When Hiring Senior Talent
Two years ago, equity was a secondary consideration for most candidates evaluating roles at space companies. The conversation started and...
Artemis II Is Home. Here’s What the Mission Proved – and What It Unlocks for Hiring
On April 10, the Orion spacecraft splashed down in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of San Diego at 8:07...
White House Proposes a 23% NASA Budget Cut – What It Means for the Space Talent Pipeline
On April 3 - two days after Artemis II launched four astronauts toward the Moon - the White House released...