2012
2012 – Mexican Government Space Budget
In calendar year 2012, the government of Mexico allocated a budget of ## million pesos (US$# million) to the Agencia Espacial Mexicana (AEM). The agency was established by law in 2010 and commenced operations in late 2011, so 2012 was the first full year of activity. AEM is a young and growing agency, and its budget is expected to rise to ## million pesos (US$# million) in calendar year 2013.
2012 – Additional Country Space Budgets
Around the globe, many smaller nations—in economy or population size—are investing in space projects or programs. These emerging space states generally feature relatively small-scale investments in space applications linked to specific national socioeconomic development objectives. The exhibit for additional/emerging countries shows the most recent available yearly budget for civil space activities in selected emerging space states. Each country tends to feature a different focus in its space investment portfolio, so care must be taken in making generalizations.
2012 – South Korean Government Space Budget
In calendar year 2012, South Korea spent an estimated ## billion won (US$## million) on civil space, a ##% decrease from the 2011 budget of ## billion won (US$## million). South Korea’s 2012 civil space spending constituted approximately ##% of the country’s ## trillion won (US$## billion) national budget. South Korean civil space activities are carried out primarily by the Korea Aerospace Research Institute (KARI).
2012 – Russian Government Space Budget
In calendar year 2012, the planned budget for Roscosmos, the Russian Federal Space Agency, was ## billion rubles (US$## billion). This was an increase of 30.43% from the previous year’s budget of ## billion rubles (US$## billion) and represented approximately ##% of Russia’s ## trillion-ruble (US$## billion) planned 2012 federal spending. Roscosmos officials said they expected a budget of ## billion rubles (US$## billion) in 2013, and that funding may increase to as much as ## billion rubles (US$## billion) by 2014.
2012 – Japanese Government Space Budget
Japanese space spending is allocated among 11 government ministries, coordinated through the Cabinet Strategic Space Office, which was established in 2012. In FY 2012, which ran from April 1, 2012 through March 31, 2013, Japan allocated ¥## billion (US$## billion) for space programs across the government, excluding the space-related budget allocated to the Ministry of Defense, which totaled ¥## billion (US$## billion).
2012 – Israeli Government Space Budget
In Israel, an increase in the civil space budget was approved in 2012, providing for a ## million New Israeli Shekel (NIS) (US$## million) civil space budget over a three-year period from 2012 to 2014. However, despite the approval, the full budget amount for 2012 has not been released by the Ministry of Finance for spending.
2012 – Indian Government Space Budget
For FY 2012, covering April 1, 2012 to March 31, 2013, the combined planned budgets of India’s Department of Space (DOS)—which includes the country’s civil space agency, the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO)—and the Ministry of Earth Sciences’ Satellite Services program totaled ## billion rupees (US$## billion).
2012 – United Kingdom Government Space Budget
Civil space activities in the United Kingdom are primarily funded through the United Kingdom Space Agency (UKSA), which became operational in April 2011. Allocated space budgets for FY 2012/2013, which ran from April 2012 through March 2013, had not been published by the UKSA as of January 2013.
2012 – Spanish Government Space Budget
The Instituto Nacional de Técnica Aeroespacial (INTA), the primary organization responsible for space activities in Spain, received appropriations from Spain’s national budget of €## million (US$## million) in 2012, a decrease of ##% over 2011 levels. INTA also receives revenue from its own commercial operations. Spain’s contribution to ESA is not funded through INTA, but through the Center for the Development of Industrial Technology (CDTI). In 2012, Spain’s ESA contribution was €## million (US$## million), a decrease of ##% from its 2011 ESA contribution.
2012 – Italian Government Space Budget
The Agenzia Spaziale Italiana (ASI), Italy’s space agency, managed a planned budget of €## million (US$## million) in 2012, excluding contributions made to ESA. This represents a ##% decrease from ASI-only planned spending of €## million (US$## million) in 2011. Italy’s contribution to ESA totaled €## million (US$## million) in 2012, a decrease of ##% from 2010.