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2014 – Volunteer Space Operators Take the Helm of a NASA Satellite

One standout story in 2014 exemplifies public interest, funding, and dedication to space exploration. The story involves an old NASA spacecraft, a group of volunteers, successful donation requests through crowdfunding,…

2005 – Satellite Internet Access Globally

The distribution of creative content and information is enhanced, and sometimes uniquely possible, through the use of communications satellites. In addition, the convergence of digital media is creating novel user…

2005 – U.S. Military Use of Commercial Communications Satellites

“Since the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, the U.S. government has become the satellite industry’s single largest customer and the Defense Department has been the biggest driver behind the…

2007 – Demand Drivers and Growth Areas

Satellite-related products and services form the largest portion of the space industry, driven primarily by the use of communication and positioning satellites. Commercial communications satellites provide both fixed and mobile…

2013 – The Mars Rover Programs, Benefiting Life on Earth

Space agencies explore distant planets and study galaxies billions of light years away, endeavors that might appear far removed from Earthly concerns, but in reality represent the building blocks for technologies…

Volunteer space operators who take over old NASA spacecraft; robots on faraway planets impacting the technologies of Earth's inhabitants; space agencies finding alternative uses for technologies and processes originally designed…

Products and Services: Space Products and Services – TSR 2015

Space Products and Services - TSR 2015 explores some of the ways in which space products and services have enriched the lives and businesses of everyday people, from travel, lifestyle,…

Space Products and Services – TSR 2014

Space Products and Services explores the Mars rover program, and space products and services and how they have enriched the lives and businesses of everyday people ranging from travel and…

Space Products and Services – TSR 2013

Space Products and Services - TSR 2013 explores space products and services and how they have enriched the lives and businesses of everyday people ranging from travel and entertainment to…

2011 – The Development of a Space Spinoff Product Snapshot

Space products and services are an integral part of many activities and sectors throughout the global economy. Exhibit 1b shows seven major categories in which space products and services make a strong…