The Space Economy at a Glance 2011
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Space applications have become an important part of everyday life. Weather forecasting, air traffic control, global communications and broadcasting, disaster management -- these and many other key activities would be almost unthinkable today without satellite technology. The space industry itself is relatively small compared to other manufacturing sectors, but its technological dynamism and strategic significance mean that it plays an ever more critical role in modern society.
This book assembles information on the space economy from a wide range of official and non-official sources. Together these paint a richly detailed picture of the space industry, its downstream services activities, and its wider economic and social impacts. Who are the main space-faring nations? How large are revenues and how much employment is there in the sector? How much R&D goes on, and where? What is the value of spin-offs from space spending? Answers to these and other questions are provided in this second OECD statistical overview of the emerging space economy.
A dynamic link (StatLink) is provided for graphs, which directs the user to a web page where the corresponding data are available in Excel® format.
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The Space Sector in 2011 and Beyond
The geopolitical landscape of the world has considerably changed in two decades and this can also be seen in the strategic space sector. This first chapter features some key issues that could shape the future of the sector including: the emergence of a new world map of space powers, the growing role of commercial actors, the evolution of a skilled workforce in the space sector, and the development of new technologies and innovative applications on the horizon.
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