Commercial Infrastructure and Support Industries
Commercial Human Spaceflight
Economy Insights: Commercial Activity on the International Space Station – TSRQ1 2020
Commercial Activity on the International Space Station - TSRQ1 2020 covers commercial growth on the ISS. This year marks the 20th anniversary of human habitation on the International Space Station…
Economy: Space Economy – TSR 2018
Economy: Space Economy - TSR 2018 an annual review of the commercial space infrastructure and support industries and space-based products and services used on Earth. This edition also delves into…
2017 – Commercial Human Spaceflight – Snapshot
Multiple companies are continuing to work toward launching humans on suborbital flights in the near future. Virgin Galactic conducted a successful glide test in January 2018 and hopes to make…
Economy: Space Economy – TSR 2017
Economy: Space Economy - TSR 2017 an annual review of the commercial space infrastructure and support industries and space-based products and services used on Earth, and with research and analysis…
2015 – Commercial Human Spaceflight
In 2015, NASA put in orders with both SpaceX and Boeing to conduct their first operational commercial crew rotation missions under the Commercial Crew Transportation Capability (CCtCap) Program. The first…
2016 – Commercial Human Spaceflight – Snapshot
In FY 2016, funding for NASA’s Commercial Crew Program increased by 55%, from $805 million in FY 2015 to $1.24 billion.[efn_note]NASA. "FY 2017 President’s Budget Request Summary." April 2016. http://www.nasa.gov/sites/default/files/atoms/files/fy_2017_budget_estimates.pdf.…
Economy: Space Economy – TSR 2016
Economy: Space Economy - TSR 2016 an annual review of the commercial space infrastructure and support industries and space-based products and services used on Earth. This edition also delves into…
Commercial Human Spaceflight
2005 – Commercial Human Spaceflight
In 2005, six ISS resupply launches were made from the Baikonur Cosmodrome. NASA paid Roscosmos $## million per launch. NASA’s planned funding for COTS is shown in Exhibit 4q. In 2005, NASA…
2007 – Commercial Human Spaceflight
While the personal spaceflight market is still in its early stages, revenue continues to accumulate for individual trips and as deposits for future flights. Charles Simonyi, by his own account,…