Economy
Nation in Review: India – TSRQ1 2021
Introduction | The Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) has seen tremendous demand for its space services in the past few decades, spurring a necessary transformation to a more comprehensive partnership…
Launches and New Vehicle Debuts Climbed in 2020, But So Did the Failure Rate
Introduction | The global launch pace set in 2020 tied as the highest in decades, but with that came an increase in risk and a shift in the major players.…
Quilty Analysis TSRQ1 2021
Quilty Analytics: Q1 M&A, Investment Pumps Billions into Space Sector Q121 Quarterly Transactions Update Sentiment remained highly favorable for acquisition and investment in space-related companies during the first quarter of…
Space Force: Mission Moves Forward as New Branch Begins Its Second Year
The U.S. Space Force (USSF) has marked its first anniversary and secured a public affirmation from President Biden’s administration that the nation’s newest military branch will endure, allowing Space Force…
Nation in Review: Germany
Budget Overview Germany’s overall space spending has increased 56% since 2009, and its domestic space spending in 2019 increased more than 30% from 2018, reaching €1.3 billion (US$1.53 billion).[efn_note]Space Foundation…
Pandemic Surges, But So Does Space Finance – TSRQ4 2020
Quilty Analytics Quarterly Transactions Update Our core Satellite & Space index, which includes 27 publicly traded space-related companies, outperformed major indices, growing 27% in the fourth quarter with 2020 (4Q20)…
Regenerative Medical Research Advances Through ISS Experiments – TSRQ4 2020
Introduction | The microgravity conditions of the International Space Station (ISS) offer a profound opportunity to make discoveries in regenerative medicine that would not be possible on Earth. Scientists floating…
The Role Of Intellectual Property In Space Innovation – TSRQ4 2020
Introduction | As the exponential growth of commercial space looms, this is a good time to survey several critical aspects of intellectual property (IP) as an enabler of innovation in…
Broadband Constellations: Market Challenges Remain as Launched Satellites Climb to More Than 1,000 – TSRQ4 2020
Introduction | At the end of 2020, more communications satellites orbited the Earth than all communications satellites deployed during the previous 10 years. Operators deployed more than 1,000 communications satellites…
Economy Insights: Mergers and Acquisitions – TSRQ3 2020
Quilty Analytics Insight: Mergers & Acquisitions, Private Financing Drive a Robust Q3 Share price performance of our core satellite and space index, which includes 27 publicly traded space companies, was…