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2016 – Canadian Government Space Budget

In FY 2016-17, which extended from April 1, 2016 to March 31, 2017 in Canada, the Canadian Space Agency (CSA) budget was C$406.4 million (US$312.8 million). This was a . . .

2016 – Brazilian Government Space Budget

Brazil has experienced widespread economic challenges in recent years, which affected spending on space activities. Brazil’s space agency, Agencia Espacial Brasileira (AEB), was allocated . . .

2016 – U.S. Civil Space Budgets

The United States spent $22.4 billion on civil space activities in FY 2016, up 6.7% from $21.0 billion in FY 2015. Civil spending accounts for just over half of total U.S. space spending. The largest contributor . . .

2016 – Missile Detection Satellites

Only two countries are known to operate global missile detection and warning satellites—Russia and the United States. During 2016, only one country, the United States, has been able to conduct global monitoring with missile detection and warning satellites 24 hours a day. Russia appears to…

2016 – Space Technology Hall of Fame and Space Certification Inductees

If a company manages to create a significant product or service for those needs, the Space Foundation provides an opportunity for recognition. The Space Foundation’s Space Technology Hall of Fame® inducts two deserving space technologies annually. Working with panels of space technology experts and agencies, the Space Foundation identifies and promotes . . .

2016 – Workforce

The global space industry employs hundreds of thousands of individuals in well-paid cutting-edge technology jobs, and it relies on a pool of highly qualified workers to fill new jobs as they arise. Trends among this workforce, including . . .

2016 – Travel, Lifestyle, and Entertainment

Space products and services directly help individuals with travel and entertainment. Personal spaceflight, while still evolving, continues to garner media attention as space vehicle manufacturers test hardware and announce new services. Technologies developed for use in space are also finding application in a range of entertainment markets, including professional swimming.

2016 – U.S. Missile Defense – Snapshot

The U.S. Missile Defense Agency (MDA), headquartered in the Redstone Arsenal in Huntsville, Alabama, conducts acquisition and testing of systems to defend the United States against incoming missiles. This mission was formally enshrined in the Strategic Defense Initiative (SDI) announced in 1983.

2016 – Satellite Television – Snapshot

Satellites in geostationary orbit are capable of broadcasting signals over very large areas, making them ideal for distribution of television and radio signals around the world. Satellite…

2016 – Military Reconnaissance – Snapshot

Earth observation used to be the domain of a nation’s civil agencies and military. In 2016, ## spacecraft were launched or deployed in the Earth’s orbit. More than ##, ##, of those spacecraft were launched with an Earth observation mission. Some commercial Earth observation satellites even carry infrared sensor payloads, which at one time were only found aboard the military’s…