2009
Launches in First Six Months of the Year, 1957-2022
From Jan. 1 to June 30, the first six months of 2022 saw 75 orbital launch attempts worldwide with 72 successful launches. The launch number was matched only in 1967 and the number of successes broke records.
Global Space Activity by Category, 2005-2021
For this year’s analysis, Space Foundation incorporated historical data and 2022 government spending to project the global space economy’s growth over the next five years. Using our methodology, we predict that the total could reach $639 billion by 2026. Our modeling takes a more conservative approach based on average growth of established sectors and does not factor in developing sectors such as lunar habitation or still exploratory concepts such as asteroid mining.
European Space Industry Workforce by Sector 2003 – 2020
European space industry workforce by sector; launchers, spacecraft, and ground for 2003 through 2020.
Commercial Infrastructure and Support Industries, 2005-2020
Commercial Infrastructure and Support Industries, 2005-2020 Specifically amounts in Billions of U.S. dollars for commercial satellite manufacturing, and launch industry, as well as ground stations and equipment.
Market Annual Premiums and Claims, 2000 to 2021
KARI Annual Expenditure (millions USD), 2010-2020
South Korea is intent on building its space program, as this look at its national space agency budget reflects.
Successful Orbital Launches, 1957-2021
From the days of Sputnik to SpaceX, this chart tracks launch attempts and successful launches.
Japanese Space Industry Employment, 2009-2019
According to the Society of Japanese Aerospace Companies, the Japanese space workforce included 8,725 workers in 2019. . . More than 70% of these workers are in the space vehicle sector. While this sector decreased 1.9% from 2018 to 2019, it remains nearly 10% larger than it was five years ago.
Japanese Space Industry Employment by Sector
JAXA Budget 2004-2021
An annual budget for the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA). This chart spans 2004 through 2021 including the initial budget as well as the supplemental budget.