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These visualizations illustrate the composition of U.S. government space spending in 2018, totaling USD $48.3 billion. In the graphics below, each square block represents $1 billion USD. . .
Read MoreOf the 465 spacecraft deployed in 2018, 38% (176) were deployed for Earth Observation/Remote Sensing (EO/RS) missions. While this is . . .
Read MoreThere were 128 communications satellites deployed in 2018, a 28% share of the 465 satellites deployed . . .
Read MoreAs of March 6, 2019, information was available about 38 nations that deployed and operated 465 spacecraft during 2018. The number of nations operating spacecraft grew 10% from . . .
Read MoreThe U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) publishes information about employment in the United States in its Quarterly Census…
Read MoreThe U.S. space workforce consists of more than 179,000 workers across the commercial , civil, and national . . .
Read MoreSeven U.S. civil government agencies have space line items, if not subordinate space agencies, in their budget…
Read MoreSpace technologies are a vital asset to the United States military across air, land, sea, and cyberspace. All four branches under the Department of Defense (DoD) – the Air Force (USAF), the Army (USA), the Navy (USN), and the Marine Corp (USMC) – have space assets. DoD agencies…
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