Economy
Economy: Commercial Space
Introduction | While governments play an important role in space activity, revenue generated from commercial space activity — undertaken by private industry with little or no government investment — accounts… The S-Network Space Index℠ Q2 2020 Performance
Introduction The S-Network Space Index tracks a global portfolio of publicly traded companies that are active in space-related businesses such as satellite-based telecommunications; transmission of television and radio content via…
COVID Response
Introduction | Alongside the monumental achievements in space history have also come great crises. Indeed, with the risks inherent in space travel, it could be said that things not always… Insight: Mergers and Acquisitions Activity Falls and Regains Slightly in Q2
Introduction | Satellite and space transactional activity experienced a notable drop in the second quarter as the COVID-19 pandemic took hold. The decline in April and May 2020 volumes was… Snapshot: Government Space Spending in 2019
Coronavirus and the Space Industry
In the months since the world began coping with the global spread of coronavirus, the space industry has been beset by program delays, bankruptcies, and the pullback of venture capital investment. Yet there have also been signs of continuity and stabilization . . .
Economy: U.S. and Non-U.S. Government Space Investment
Introduction | Space is a global enterprise, with companies,private backers, and nations around the world investing in commercial, civil and defense space sectors. In 2019, well before the global coronavirus… The S-Network Space Index℠ Q1 2020 Performance
The S-Network Space Index tracks a global portfolio of publicly traded companies that are active in space-related businesses such as satellite-based telecommunications; transmission of television and radio content via satellite;… Economy Insights: Competing in the Global Space Economy
Introduction | In the popular imagination, the space industry implies launch platforms, rockets, and satellites — the incredibly sophisticated, government-backed systems that enable us to get to space. While these… Economy: New Nations in Space
Introduction | Since 2012, there has been a significant uptick in the number of developing nations entering the space community annually. From 1957 until 2011, the average number of countries…