2021
State of Space 2022
The Space economy hit $447 billion in 2021 and the pace of growth was expected to accelerate in 2022.
Record Number of New Launch Vehicles Set for 2022 Debut
With 15 new launch vehicles expected to make maiden flights this year, 2022 is set to be the busiest year for new rockets since the dawn of the Space Age.
Insurers Finish 2021 in Black Despite Growing Debris, Congestion Worries
While increased congestion and debris from a Russian anti-satellite weapons test roiled insurance markets for some spacecraft in low Earth orbit, increases in launch reliability and a booming marketplace with historic numbers of satellites . . .
JSEP Program Inspires High School Students to Find Their Place in Space
Just as the space industry is thriving and creating a bevy of new jobs, falling STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics) proficiencies and dwindling STEM-career interest among U.S. students threaten to exclude today’s young people from realizing opportunities in today’s space ecosystem . . .
2022 TSRQ1 – As Launches Climb, Concerns Rise About Capacity of U.S. Spaceport Infrastructure
While global launch activity has ebbed and flowed over the past 50 years, with a previous peak of 129 orbital launch attempts in 1984 and a trough of 55 in 2004.
2022 TSRQ1 – Satellite Data from Tonga Eruption Brings New Insight into Volcanoes
The recent eruption of an underwater volcano on Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha’apai, an uninhabited island in the South Pacific archipelago of Tonga, was possibly the largest eruption ever witnessed during the satellite era.
S-Network Space Index vs. Benchmark Indexes, 2021
During the global pandemic recovery, stocks for space-related companies recovered at a quicker rate than traditional stocks, as shown in this S-Network Space Index analysis.
S-Network Space Index vs. Benchmark Indexes, Q4 2021
In the fourth quarter of 2021, selected space-related stocks that were included in the S-Network Space Index for analysis did not perform as well as benchmark indexes.
Index Weight by Listing Country as of Dec. 17, 2021
Companies included in the S-Network Space Index in the fourth-quarter 2021 analysis are shown here by national affiliation.
Ranked Spacecraft Deployments by the Three Most Active Nations, 2021
The United States continued to be the dominant leader of spacecraft deployments in 2021. Use the tools just above the table for sorting, advanced filtering, and other options, which will then be reflected on the live chart. For more data source information click to read the entire resource.