Brazil
2016 – Government Space Budgets – Snapshot
Total global government space budgets in 2016 were $76.425 billion, a 0.3% decrease from $76.688 billion in 2015. More than half of this spending was in the United States, which…
Tracking the Effects of Mining Waste
When overhead space assets show the impacts of mining on the environment. Bento Rodriguez, a Brazilian village of about 600 people, ceased to exist in early November 2015. The town…
Economy: Space Economy – TSR 2016
Economy: Space Economy - TSR 2016 an annual review of the commercial space infrastructure and support industries and space-based products and services used on Earth. This edition also delves into…
Space Products and Services – TSR 2016
Space Products and Services - TSR 2016 explores some of the ways in which space products and services have enriched the lives and businesses of everyday people, using Earth observation…
2013 – Government Space Budgets Overview
Government space programs accounted for approximately $## billion in spending during 2013, representing ##% of the global space economy. Government investment in space decreased by ##% in 2013, contributing to…
2012 – Ground Observatories, Astronomy
Astronomers are laying the groundwork for a new generation of extraordinarily large observatories. The Square Kilometer Array (SKA) Telescope will be the world’s largest and most sensitive radio telescope ever…
2007 – ISS
The largest in-space platform ever constructed is the International Space Station (ISS). The development of the ISS, led by the United States, “draws upon the scientific and technological resources of…
2013 – Brazilian Spaceports
In 2003, Brazil made an agreement with the government of Ukraine to bring a modernized version of the Soviet-era Cyclone rocket to its Alcântara Launch Center. This would couple the…
2012 – Satellite Communications
The 2012 revenue for the satellite communications sector is estimated at $## billion, #% higher than the 2011 figure of $## billion. The market is composed of satellite operators, which…
2012 – Satellite Television
Revenues from DTH television services comprised ##% of the commercial space products and services sector, and grew from $## billion in 2011 to $## billion in 2012. North American DTH…