Insights
New Leader Takes Space Force Helm as Dangers in Orbit Loom
Pentagon leaders emphasized the growing importance of missions in orbit Wednesday as they welcomed the second general to command the Space Force. The new chief of space operations, Gen. Chance Saltzman, pledged to get his young service ready for war.
2021 TSRQ3 – Getting Along on a Busy Moon
By 2024, NASA intends to land astronauts including the first female on the Moon. The Artemis program is an exciting opportunity for the space industry and all humankind to settle in deep space within the next decades. Even more exciting, the United States is not the only nation venturing into this expanding frontier. . .
2020 TSRQ3 – Economy Insights: Space Index
The S-Network Space Index℠ Q2 2020 Performance Introduction | The S-Network Space Index tracks a global portfolio of publicly traded companies that are active in space-related businesses such as satellite-based… 2020 TSRQ3 – Economy Insights: Mergers and Acquisitions
Share price performance of our core satellite and space index, which includes 27 publicly traded space companies, was up . . .
2020 TSRQ3 – Infrastructure Insights: Space ISAC
Space ISAC: The Threat-Sharing Landscape The Space Information Sharing and Analysis Center recently asked some of its analysts, Jamie Johnston and Morgan Polk, to share insights on the threat sharing… 2020 TSRQ3 – Infrastructure Insights: U.S. Space-Related Employment During the Pandemic
The United States space industry, like many industries worldwide, has been affected by the COVID-19 outbreak and the subsequent global shutdown. Detailed monthly analysis of jobs specific to the space industry. . .
Insight: Mergers and Acquisitions Activity Falls and Regains Slightly in Q2
Satellite and space transactional activity experienced a notable drop in the second quarter as the COVID-19 pandemic took hold. The decline in April and May 2020 volumes was pronounced, with the principal drivers of this decrease being . . .
2020 TSRQ2 – Insights: Competing in the Global Space Economy
In the popular imagination, the space industry implies launch platforms, rockets, and satellites — the incredibly sophisticated, government-backed systems that enable us to get to space. While these systems are certainly critical. . .
2020 TSRQ1 – Economy Insights: Commercial Activity on the International Space Station
This year marks the 20th anniversary of human habitation on the International Space Station (ISS). That sustained success means NASA and the ISS U.S. National Laboratory, which share American resources on the orbiting facility, have transitioned from merely supporting life in space to . . .
2020 TSRQ1 – Infrastructure Insights: Space ISAC
Our world demands new structures to organize people and utilize new technology. One of those is a public-private partnership. . .