The Future of Space Depends on Today’s Junior Talent, and Hiring Managers Will Decide It
Space companies are hiring hand to mouth: filling this year's seats with people who already know the work. In the space industry, the talent pool...
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The Senior Space Engineer You Need Doesn’t Have the Title Yet
The primes have a promotion problem, and it's about to become your hiring advantage. In space, experience is hard to come by, but ability is...
How Space Startups Should Hire at Every Stage: From Seed to IPO
If you want to grow a successful space startup, you need to hire like you mean it. Who you hire, and how, will determine your...
What Is Asteroid Mining and Who Could Work in It?
Most people picture launch pads and mission control when they hear "careers in space exploration." But a new corner of the sector is hiring, and...
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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...
Why Your Employer Brand Matters More Than A Job Description in Space
Most space companies spend weeks refining a job description before posting it. They debate the requirements, the experience level, the...
Artemis II Is Around the Moon. Here’s What Happens Next for Space Hiring
On April 1, four astronauts launched from Kennedy Space Center aboard the most powerful operational rocket in the world. By...
The Most In-Demand Role in Space That Most Companies Can’t Hire For
There's a role that keeps appearing across our active searches this quarter, and it's one that barely existed as a...
How Space Companies Lose Candidates Between Final Interview and Signed Offer
The search went well. The candidate cleared every stage. The technical interview confirmed they could do the work. The hiring...
Artemis II Launches This Week. Here’s What It Means for Space Hiring
On Wednesday, 1st April 2026, four astronauts are scheduled to leave Earth on a trajectory that will carry them around...
Why Space Companies Lose Engineers After 18 Months – and What It Actually Costs
There's something that shows up repeatedly when you look at talent retention across Series A and Series B space companies:...
What Space Engineers Are Really Asking Before Accepting An Offer
The conversations we're having with engineers in the US space sector have shifted noticeably over the past 12 months. Not...
What the SBIR/STTR Reauthorization Means for Space Hiring in 2026
On March 17, the House passed a five-and-a-half-year reauthorization of the SBIR and STTR programs by a 345-41 vote. The...