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Infrastructure: Human Spaceflight – TSRQ3 2020
[caption id="attachment_9009" align="alignleft" width="300"] Russian cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin became the first human to orbit the Earth. His flight lasted 108 minutes. Credit: ESA[/caption] Introduction Since Yuri Gagarin’s orbital flight around…
Education – TSRQ3 2019
Education - TSRQ3 2019 examines STEM education trends domestically and globally from primary school to postgraduate school spanning from 2000 to 2017.
Economy: Non-U.S. Government Space Investment – TSRQ2 2019
Economy: Non-U.S. Government Space Investment – TSRQ2 2019 delves into space economies of 35 distinct nations or cooperative bodies (excluding the United States, see 2018 - United States Government Space…
2005 – Mobile Satellite Service (MSS) Space Activities
Satellites also provide mobile telephony services. Satellite mobile telephony enables regional to near-global coverage depending on the satellite or constellation, using handsets that communicate directly with a satellite. Mobile satellite…
Government Space Budgets
Global government spending increased in 2017, totaling $76.2 billion, up from $72.7 billion in 2016. Government spending accounted for 19.9% of the global space economy, which is a decrease from…
2013 – MSS Satellite Design Activities
The original and still-dominant MSS operator, Inmarsat, uses a fleet of nine GEO satellites to provide mobile services to land, maritime, and aviation customers. Since its founding in 1979, Inmarsat’s…
In-flight Telemedicine
Satellite-enabled remote telemedicine can also be valuable for passengers on an airplane who may require emergency medical attention. In September 2010, Etihad Airways, the national carrier of the United Arab…
2010 – Bigelow Space Stations – Snapshot
Bigelow Aerospace has been working for several years to develop commercial orbital habitats using expandable modules. This approach, leveraging technology licensed from NASA, involves launching modules in a compact form…
2008 – Spaceports – Snapshot
Spaceports operate around the world, offering different capabilities and scales of operation. Some spaceports consist of little more than a basic control center, transportation infrastructure, and launch platform. Others are…