Perspective
2018 – Spacecraft Data Insights: Vibrant Market
One look at the number of spacecraft deployed over the past year, as well as the nations’ deploying them, makes it appear that United States (U.S.) manufacturers supplying those assets…
2018 – Data Insights: China’s Increased Spacecraft Deployments and Shifting Missions
China’s space industry significantly increased the nation’s share of 2018 space launches and spacecraft deployments. Highlights of these activities include the successful deployment of a lunar rover and a communications…
2007 – Perspective
Space has been transformed from an entirely government dominated research and development (R&D) program to an industry whose revenues from commercial goods and services are more than one-half of its…
2012 – Spaceports as an Economic Engine
[caption id="attachment_2864" align="alignright"]The Falcon 9 launch vehicle carrying the Dragon C2 spacecraft lifts off from the SpaceX launch pad at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station. The Dragon was the first…
2012 – Space Policy: Common Topics and Different Approaches
Throughout the world, space policies, strategies, and plans are formalized in documents through which governments communicate the priorities and strategic objectives of their space programs. Space policies describe the overarching…
2012 – Perspective
Space activities, investments, and technologies are an integral part of the toolkit that governments and industry use to create economic and social benefits. Certain undertakings rely on a mixture of…
2013 – Perspective
The evolution of the space sector is reflected in changes within the industry in response to new challenges and opportunities. As certain elements of the space economy become established economic…
Perspective
As new operators and regional actors emerge, the mature players change their positioning in response. As governments map out a long-term, sustainable approach to exploration beyond the orbit of Earth,…
Perspective – TSR 2014
Perspective - TSR 2014 covers topics which include an evolving space industry: commoditization, differentiation, and the rise of regional operators, and the changing context in government space programs: national, regional,…
2013 – Changing Context in Government Space Programs: National, Regional, and Local
As the commercial space sector matures, government space programs wrestle with defining the context and objectives for scientific and exploration activities while optimizing economic and societal return through space applications.…