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2017 – European Space Industry Employment
In 2016, the European space workforce included 40,419 individuals, according to Eurospace, the European space industry association. Eurospace conducts annual surveys of European firms involved in the design, development, and manufacturing of space assets. It does not include workers associated with the space services industry, including well-known…
2017 – Italian Government Space Budget – Snapshot
The Italian space agency, the Agenzia Spaziale Italiana (ASI), had a budget of €918.6 million (US$1.05 billion) in 2017.
2017 – Government Space Budgets – Snapshot
The space investments of governments continue to shift on the basis of national priorities and politics…
2017 – Economy: Space Economy


The global space industry continued to grow in 2016, reaching a total of $329.3 billion. This was slightly higher than the previous record of . . .
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 – Workforce


The global space industry employs hundreds of thousands of individuals in well-paid cutting-edge technology jobs, and it relies on a pool of highly qualified workers to fill new jobs as they arise. Trends among this workforce, including . . .
2016 – Government Space Budgets – Snapshot
Total global government space budgets in 2016 were $## billion, a ##% decrease from $## billion in 2015.
2016 – Economy: Space Economy


The global space industry continued to grow in 2015, although currency fluctuations caused the appearance of a slight decline . . .
European Space Industry Workforce by Country 2000 – 2020


Stacked bar chart showing a twenty-year look at the European space industry workforce by country 2000 – 2020
2015 – European Space Industry Employment – Snapshot
Data on the European space workforce is collected annually via surveys by Eurospace, an association of the European space manufacturing industry. The survey focuses on design, development, and…