2016
2016 – Grape Expectations
California’s vineyards are numerous, and their products are selling well across the United States. In 2016, the state’s wine sales hit a record $34.5 billion. The business of wine in California is big . . .
2016 – South Korean Government Space Budget
The Korea Aerospace Research Institute (KARI) had a 2016 budget of 746.4 billion won (US$646.7 million), an increase of 20.6% from its 2015 budget of 618.7 billion . . .
2016 – Russian Government Space Budget
Russia’s space budget has suffered due to the country’s broader economic crisis. Officials of Roscosmos, Russia’s federal space agency, announced in December 2015 that the…
2016 – Japanese Government Space Budget
Civil space activities in Japan are coordinated by the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA), which is funded primarily through the Ministry for Education, Culture, Sports…
2016 – Israeli Government Space Budget
The Israel Space Agency (ISA) is in charge of civil and commercial space activities, which are estimated at more than US$1 billion per year. It also coordinates closely with . . .
2016 – Indian Government Space Budget
The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) FY 2016-2017 budget, representing funding allocated for April 1, 2016 to March 31, 2017, was 75.09 billion rupees (US$1.11 billion), later. . .
2016 – United Kingdom Government Space Budget
In the 2016-17 fiscal year, which ran from April 1, 2016 to March 31, 2017, the United Kingdom Space Agency (UKSA) budgeted £370.98 million (US$491.67 million), including. . .
2016 – Spanish Government Space Budget
Space activities in Spain are coordinated by the Instituto Nacional de Tecnica Aeroespacial (INTA) within the Ministry of Defense. In 2016, INTA received a budget of €137.4 million . . .
2016 – Italian Government Space Budget
Italy’s space agency, the Agenzia Spaziale Italiana (ASI), had a budget of €769.0 million (US$851.8 million) . . .
2016 – German Government Space Budget
Overall, Germany’s spending on space activities in 2016 totaled €1.43 billion (US$1.58 billion), essentially unchanged from €1.425 billion (US$1.589 billion) in 2015.