India
2013 – Indian Government Space Budget
For FY 2013, covering April 1, 2013 to March 31, 2014, the combined planned budgets of India’s Department of Space (DOS)—which includes the country’s civil space agency, the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO)—and the Ministry of Earth Sciences’ Satellite Services program totaled ## billion rupees (US$## billion).
Measuring Pollution with Aqua
NASA measures atmospheric nitrogen dioxide concentration using a sensor on the Aqua satellite, indicating the severity of air pollution. Applying these satellite measurements of air pollution to maps showing total population of urban areas, NASA scientists have identified a series of regional relationships between pollution and population.
2013 – Changing Context in Government Space Programs: National, Regional, and Local
As the commercial space sector matures, government space programs wrestle with defining the context and objectives for scientific and exploration activities while optimizing economic and societal return through space applications. International planning for space exploration activities provides a fr… Thank you for visiting The Space Report! The Authoritative Guide to Global Space Activity, Packed with…
2013 – IRNSS
Several other nations are developing or expanding their PNT or augmentation systems. The first satellite in the Indian Regional Navigation Satellite System (IRNSS) was launched in 2013. When complete, the network will include ## satellites to enhance PNT coverage over South Asia. ## of the ## will be in heavily inclined, non-equatorial GEO, while ## will be in traditional GEO. India also has a GPS augmentation system called GPS-Aided Geo Augmented Navigation (GAGAN), designed to improve air navigation in India.
2013 – India Launch, Payload
India conducted ## successful orbital launches in 2013, all using its indigenously designed Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV). The ## flight, in February 2013, carried a French oceanography satellite along with a selection of microsatellites. The ## flight took place in July 2013, lofting an Indian navigation satellite into orbit.
2013 – The Mars Rover Programs, Benefiting Life on Earth
Space agencies explore distant planets and study galaxies billions of light years away, endeavors that might appear far removed from Earthly concerns, but in reality represent the building blocks for technologies that are changing our lives on a daily basis.
Economy: Space Economy – TSR 2013
2012- Workforce
Trends in the global space workforce continue to be mixed, with the U.S. space workforce contracting for the sixth year in a row while space workforces in Japan and Europe saw further increases. The global space workforce includes hundreds of thousands of highly skilled individuals, often wit… Thank you for visiting The Space Report! The…
2012 – Doctoral Degrees Awarded
Considering the number of doctoral degrees earned in science and engineering, the European Union has the greatest proportion.
2012 – Positioning, Navigation, and Timing Systems
Note: This exhibit is from The Space Report 2013. Please refer to this year’s exhibits for the most current data as numbers may have been revised since this edition was published.