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2015 – U.S. National Security Workforce – Snapshot

The United States maintains a large national security space workforce to support space activities in the DoD and intelligence agencies. Although all of the military branches maintain space…

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2015 – Japanese Government Space Budget – Snapshot

Civil space activities in Japan are coordinated by the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA), which is funded primarily through the Ministry for Education, Culture…

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2015 – Israeli Government Space Budget – Snapshot

The Israel Space Agency (ISA) is in charge of civil and commercial space activities, which are estimated at US$1 billion for 2015. It also coordinates closely with…

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2015 – NASA Workforce – Snapshot

At the start of FY 2016, NASA’s workforce was made up of 17,316 individuals. This is a decrease of 415 employees, or 2.3%, compared to the start of FY 2015. Since reaching a high in FY 2011, NASA has shed 1,428 employees, 7.6% of its workforce.

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2015 – Indian Government Space Budget – Snapshot

The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) 2015-2016 fiscal year budget, representing funding allocated for April 1, 2015 to March 31, 2016, was 73.88 billion rupees…

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2015 – United Kingdom Government Space Budget – Snapshot

In the 2015/16 fiscal year, which ran from April 1, 2015 to March 31, 2016, the United Kingdom Space Agency (UKSA) budgeted £370.5 million (US$582.6 million), including…

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2015 – Spanish Government Space Budget – Snapshot

Space activities in Spain are coordinated by the Instituto Nacional de Tecnica Aeroespacial (INTA) within the Ministry of Defense. In 2015, INTA received a budget of €138.3 million…

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2015 – U.S. Space Industry Employment – Snapshot

The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) collects data on employment and salaries within U.S. establishments as reported by employers each year, covering 98% of U.S. jobs.

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2015 – Italian Government Space Budget – Snapshot

Italy’s space agency, the Agenzia Spaziale Italiana (ASI), had a budget of €815.4 million (US$909.4 million) in 2015. This is an increase of 28.9% from its €632.8 million (US$866.2 million) budget in 2014.

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2015 – German Government Space Budget – Snapshot

Overall, Germany’s spending on space activities in 2015 totaled €1.425 billion (US$1.589 billion), an 8.0% increase from €1.319 billion (US$1.806 billion) in 2014. Germany’s contribution to…

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