Appendix
Global Launch Attempts by Mission Sector, 2014-2021
Over the course of seven years, launches for commercial missions have grown while, globally, military and civil missions have taken smaller portions of total launches.
Total Orbital Launch Attempts by China and U.S., 2012-2021
From 2012 to 2021, as China’s space program has matured, it has traded dominance with the United States on annual orbital launch attempts.
Global Orbital Launch Attempts, 2021
Seven nations conducted orbital launches in 2021, with China, the United States and Russia continuing a years-long lead in launch activity.
Successful Orbital Launches, 1957-2021
From the days of Sputnik to SpaceX, this chart tracks launch attempts and successful launches.
ISS National Laboratory Commercial Facilities
This fully interactive chart shows changes made in the accompanying table. Use the tools just above the table for sorting, advanced filtering, and other options, which will then be reflected on the live chart. For more data source information click to read the entire resource.
Top 10 Equity Financings, 2018-YTD 2021
In less than four years, the value of equity financing behind space-related investment increased more than fourfold.
S-Network Space Index vs. Benchmark Indexes, Q3 2021
Performance of space company stocks included in the S-Network Space Index for Q3 2021.
S-Network Space Index Weight by Listing Country as of Sept. 30, 2021
This chart shows how space companies included in the S-Network Space Index in Q3 2021 are represented by nation.
Virgin Galactic Stock Performance, Q3 2021
Virgin Galactic (-45%) had been trending upward in Q2 in anticipation of founder Richard Branson’s suborbital spaceflight as part of the first passenger flight by the company, which occurred near the beginning of Q3 on July 11. The momentary stock price peak following the successful flight, and its accompanying media fanfare, quickly disappeared as the company announced the issuance of $500 million in additional shares the following day.
U.S. Employment and Space-Related Employment, Jan. 2020-July 2021
According to data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), the space industry also had a slower initial recovery than total employment (0.96% compared to 3.1% in May 2020) before maintaining growth at a near constant rate since July 2020.