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Global Space Economy Climbs Despite Turbulent Year, Disrupted Government Spending
Introduction | International successes in space, such as the Hope, Perseverance and the Zhurong missions to Mars, don’t happen without years of advance government spending. In 2020, as nations struggled… Infrastructure: Human Spaceflight
Introduction | Since Yuri Gagarin’s orbital flight around the Earth in April 1961, humans in pioneering new technologies and pushing the limits of what’s considered possible. This year ushered in… Economy: U.S. and Non-U.S. Government Space Investment
Introduction | Space is a global enterprise, with companies,private backers, and nations around the world investing in commercial, civil and defense space sectors. In 2019, well before the global coronavirus… Education STEM Proficiency– TSRQ3 2019
The science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) workforce is at the core of the space industry—from the mathematicians and astronomers who analyze space to the engineers who design and build…
Economy: Non-U.S. Government Space Investment – TSRQ2 2019
Introduction | Growth in the government investment sector of the space economy outpaced commercial sectors as the U.S. and non-U.S. government shares of the global space economy between 2017 and…
Workforce: Domestic and International Space Industry Employment
Introduction | The global space industry employs hundreds of thousands of highly skilled individuals to design, produce, and operate cutting-edge technology. This dynamic workforce contributes to local economies, with clusters… Economy: Space Economy – TSRQ4 2017
Introduction | The global space industry grew 7.4% in 2017, reaching a total of $383.5 billion. This continues a broad upward trend that spans more than a decade. Traditional sectors… Commercial Space-Based Monitoring of Industrial Emissions
A satellite the size of a cinder block is measuring carbon dioxide and methane released from dams, landfills, power plants, farming and more. GHGSat-D (Greenhouse Gas Satellite Demonstrator—also... A satellite…
2017 – Sounding Rockets – Snapshot
NASA’s Sounding Rockets Program Office (SRPO) uses sounding rockets as training tools for engineers and scientists, as well as for educating future engineers and scientists. The program provides low-cost launch…
2017 – Canadian Government Space Budget – Snapshot
The Canadian government allocated the Canadian Space Agency (CSA) C$394.7 million (US$304.0 million) in FY 2017-18, which extended from April 1, 2017, to March 31, 2018, This was a 1.7%…