- January 2026 — Anduril's Billion-Dollar Campus Expansion
January 2026 showed sustained hiring momentum across the space industry, driven by major capital raises like CesiumAstro's $470M Series C and Anduril's $1B campus expansion in California that will create thousands of engineering and manufacturing roles by 2027.
- December 2025 — Space Force Satellite Constellation Awards
December's space sector hiring remained robust, fueled by U.S. national security satellite contracts worth billions and major private funding rounds, creating sustained demand for spacecraft engineers, manufacturers, and program managers through 2029.
- November 2025 — ESA Secures Multi-Year Space Funding
November 2025's space sector hiring momentum was driven by confirmed ESA funding, major private capital rounds exceeding $200M, and facility expansions across Europe and the US, with demand concentrated in engineering, production operations, and mission assurance roles.
- October 2025 — Europe's Manufacturing Expansion
October's space sector showed robust hiring momentum driven by major funding rounds and manufacturing expansion in Europe and the US, with systems engineers, propulsion experts, and composites specialists in highest demand.
- September 2025 — Galactic Energy's $336M Funding
With over $700 million in funding rounds and significant contract awards, the space industry accelerated recruitment across propulsion, spacecraft systems, and satellite operations in September, bolstered by 33 successful orbital launches.