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The Space Report 2010 is divided into five sections, each addressing a specific aspect of global space activity. Read more about each of the areas covered.


Space Products and Services

People make use of space technology every day, as described in the Space Products and Services section. It discusses the many ways in which space systems improve our lives, ranging from life-saving developments in the field of disaster management to the delivery of entertainment media via handheld consumer devices. This section also showcases some of the many products based on space technology that are brought to the commercial market each year. (Photo Credit: Stg. Teddy Wade/U.S. Army) Top of Page

The Space Economy

The Space Economy addresses the financial state of the industry and the government budgets that support space activity. It also contains the Space Foundation Indexes which track space business in the U.S. public equity marketplace. (Photo Credit: Intelsat) Top of Page

Space Infrastructure

The Space Infrastructure section describes the hardware and other vital infrastructure, on Earth and in space, that enable delivery of the products and services recounted earlier in the book. From the satellites in orbit down to the control stations on the ground, each type of infrastructure plays an important role in achieving success for the space community. (Photo Credit: NASA) Top of Page

Economic Impacts, Workforce, and Education

Economic Impacts, Workforce, and Education addresses the most essential part of any industry - its people. The Space Report 2010 contains new sections on the U.S. civil and military space workforce, in addition to the U.S. commercial sector analysis included in previous editions. It also contains new statistics on European and Japanese space employment. (Photo Credit: Naval Postgraduate School) Top of Page

Outlook

The final section of the book, Outlook, takes a broad view of the factors that motivate and guide space activity. It combines them with specific forecasts to offer a picture of what the future may hold for the space industry, exploration, and discovery. (Photo Credit: NASA) Top of Page



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