Infrastructure
Space infrastructure, like its terrestrial counterpart, is an invisible backbone for services used by people all over the world. Like terrestrial infrastructure, space infrastructure is increasingly relied upon for convenience, services, and national security/defense. If there was an emerging trend, it is that space infrastructure is increasingly stressed while benefiting from the sources of that stress: commercially driven services and technologies.
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Nuclear Power and Propulsion: A Keystone for the Security, Exploration, and Development of Space
Advancements in space nuclear power and propulsion are essential for…
A Growing Ecosystem: The SmallSat Economy
Between 2011 and 2021, commercial business in the global space…
Three Dimensions of Building Toward a Sustained Lunar Return
The Moon is re-emerging as a focus for global space…
SNAPSHOT: Payload Analysis 2020: Communications Deployments Redefine Growth
Communications payloads dominated the satellite market in 2020, accounting for…
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Full Story: 2020 in Launches: Successes, Failures, and Everything in Between
This was the year of the partial success. From the…
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Space Policy 2020 – Global Highlights: Collaboration, Situational Awareness, Debris Tracking, and Private Growth Dominate
In 2020, many significant events influenced policy across the global…
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Infrastructure: Human Spaceflight
Introduction | Since Yuri Gagarin’s orbital flight around the Earth…
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Infrastructure Q&A
On April 15, Russia conducted a non-contact anti-satellite test, joining…
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Infrastructure Snapshots-TSRQ2 2020
Since 2006, NASA has paid the Russian government approximately $3.9…
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Infrastructure: Spacecraft/Satellites Overview
Spacecraft deployment numbers rose by five in 2019, increasing slightly…
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Economy Insights: Commercial Activity on the International Space Station
Introduction | This year marks the 20th anniversary of human…
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As Orbiting Debris Increases, New Technologies Emerge for Tracking, Capturing
As Space Debris Piles Up and Satellite Deployments Grow, Calls…
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Infrastructure: Orbital Launch Vehicle Overview
2019 Orbital Space Launch Activity Launch vehicle activities, despite the…
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Infrastructure: Spaceports
Spaceport upgrades and new spaceport development are at an all-time…
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