Appendix
Methodology
2010 – Infrastructure Metrics
Some accepted estimation methods fais to take into account the fact that not all launch vehicles are equal. The smallest orbital launch vehicles can place payloads of only a few…
2010 – Space Economy Metrics
Different definitions, classifications, accounting systems, and budgetary cycles further complicate the important task of identifying and globally assessing the value of space investments. Neither are there sufficient mechanisms to track…
2007 – The Space Industry Workforce: The Methodology
To provide the most accurate and verifiable statistics, our analysis is limited to industries that directly produce space industry products and services. This year, for the first time, The Space…
2008 – Education Trends: The Methodology
The trends examined in this section of the report are based primarily on U.S. government statistics. The main sources of data include the National Science Foundation, the U.S. Department of…
2008 – U.S. Space Workforce: Methodology
The Space Report 2009 builds on the baseline U.S. space employment analysis introduced in 2008. Drawing upon the most recent data, released by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS)…
2010 – Workforce and Education Metrics
Measures of space-related human capital are useful to policymakers, industry leaders, and independent analysts because they enable exploration of those aspects of space activity with the most direct impact on…
Earth-centered Orbital Classification Methodology
A description of the way the Space Foundation classifies the orbits of satellites. This chart shows the rules The Space Report uses for satellite orbital classification. Please note that all…