Economy – Page 42 – The Space Report

2008 – Canadian Government Space Budget – Snapshot

The Canadian Space Agency oversees an annual budget of about C$300 million (US$245 million), a figure unchanged for several years. Canada focuses its space spending on three main areas: satellite…

2008 – Brazilian Government Space Budget – Snapshot

The National Congress of Brazil’s 2009 Federal Budget allocated 294 million reais (US$126 million) to the Brazilian Space Agency (AEB), a slight increase over the previous year.[efn_note]Brazil Ministry of Science…

2008 – U.S. Civil Space Budgets – Snapshot

The United States budget for NASA was $17.31 billion in FY 2008 and the budget request for FY 2009 was $17.61 billion.[efn_note]NASA. FY 2009 Budget Request. NASA Budget Information. http://www.nasa.gov/news/budget/index.html. (accessed…

2008 – U.S. National Security Space Budgets – Snapshot

As noted, DoD spending represents a majority of U.S. government space funding, yet there is limited clarity regarding what is included in this funding overall or how the funds are…

2008 – United States Government Space Budget – Snapshot

Note: This exhibit is from The Space Report 2009. NASA and the DoD, the two largest space agencies in the world, dominate the U.S. space budget. The budgets for these…

2008 – Government Space Budgets – Snapshot

Throughout the world, large-scale space programs, particularly those tied to national scientific or defense programs, are heavily supported by government budgets. Government spending accounted for 32% of global space activity…

2008 – Commercial Human Spaceflight – Snapshot

Note: This exhibit is from The Space Report 2009. The personal spaceflight market continues to promise a bright future as commercial flights get under way as early as 2010 and…