Economy
2017 – United Kingdom Government Space Budget – Snapshot
In the 2017-18 fiscal year, which ran from April 6, 2017 to April 5, 2018, the UK Space Agency (UKSA) had a budget of £386.8 million (US$502.6 million), including £288.9…
2017 – Spanish Government Space Budget – Snapshot
Space activities in Spain are coordinated by the Instituto Nacional de Tècnica Aeroespacial (INTA) within the Ministry of Defense. In 2017, the Spanish government allocated INTA a budget of €137.4…
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. [efn_note]“Repvbblica Italiana Agenzia Spaziale Deliberazzione N. 239/2017.” Italiana Agenzia Spaziale. December…
2017 – German Government Space Budget – Snapshot
The German space agency, the Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt (DLR), spent a total €1.581 billion (US$1.805 billion) on space in 2017. This is an 11% increase from the…
2017 – French Government Space Budget – Snapshot
The French space agency, the Centre National d’Études Spatiales (CNES), had a 2017 budget of €2.334 billion (US$2.664 billion). This was a 9.2% increase from its 2016 budget of €2.120…
2017 – European Space Agency Budget – Snapshot
ESA operated with a 2017 budget of €5.75 billion (US$6.56 billion), a 12.8% increase from the 2016 budget of €5.25 billion (US$5.82 billion).[efn_note]“ESA Budget 2017.” European Space Agency. January 16,…
2017 – European Commission Space Budget – Snapshot
A growing share of European public investment in civil space programs is funded by the European Union under the auspices of its executive body, the European Commission (EC). The EC…
2017 – EUMETSAT Space Budget – Snapshot
The European Organisation for the Exploitation of Meteorological Satellites (EUMETSAT) had a total expenditure of €531.7 million (US$606.8 million) for 2016, the most recent year for which data is available.[efn_note]“EUMETSAT…
2017 – European Cooperative Organization and Government Space Budgets – Snapshot
Civil government spending on space programs and activities in Europe comes from four sources: activities directed by the European Union (EU) and executed by the European Commission (EC), which are…
2017 – South Korean Government Space Budget – Snapshot
The Korea Aerospace Research Institute (KARI) had a 2017 budget of 659.3 billion won (US$576.0 million), a decrease of 13% from its 2016 budget of 746.4 billion won (US$646.7 million).[efn_note]“Moon…