2021
2021 TSRQ3 – Getting Along on a Busy Moon
By 2024, NASA intends to land astronauts including the first female on the Moon. The Artemis program is an exciting opportunity for the space industry and all humankind to settle in deep space within the next decades. Even more exciting, the United States is not the only nation venturing into this expanding frontier. . .
Successful First Stage Booster Recovery Mission Share out of Total Missions, 2017-mid-2021
Orbital Launch Attempts by Share by Sector, 2017-mid-2021
Orbital Launch Attempts by Half-Year, 2017-mid-2021
Indian Department of Space Employment, 2011-2020
A large proportion of the workforce — 76% — is made up of technical employees. In 2020, women made up 19.5% of the space workforce and 16.1% of the technical workforce.
Index Weight by Listing Country as of June 30, 2021
At the end of Q2, U.S.-listed companies comprised 77.35% of the weight of the overall index, with France in second place at 9.94%, followed by Canada at 4.98%, Japan at 3.99%, the Netherlands at 2.62%, and Italy at 1.12%. Israel is not formally included because Gilat (4.5% of the index weight) is listed on Israeli and U.S. exchanges, and the U.S. listing is used for the index due to higher trading activity.
S-Network Space Index vs. Benchmark Indexes, Q2 2021
In the second quarter of 2021, the S-Network Space Index (SNET SPACE) outperformed other benchmark indexes, gaining 9.4%. This compares to an 8.2% increase for the S-Network U.S. Equity 3000 Index (SNET 3000), which tracks the 3,000 largest (by market capitalization) U.S. stocks.
2021 TSRQ2: Midyear Orbital Launch Update
Much of the world came roaring back to life throughout the first half of 2021, and the global orbital launch industry was no exception. Comparing the period . . .
The S-Network Space Index℠ Q2 2021 Performance
The S-Network Space IndexSM tracks a global portfolio of publicly traded companies that are active in space-related businesses such as satellite-based telecommunications; transmission of television and radio content via satellite; launch vehicle and satellite manufacturing, deployment, operation, and maintenance; manufacturing of ground equipment that relies on satellite systems; development of space technology and hardware; and space-based imagery and intelligence services. . .
President Biden’s FY2022 Space Budget: Challenges, Opportunities for Industry
With the release of the President’s Budget Request (PBR) for the Fiscal Year 2022 on May 28, 2021, Congress now undertakes its much-anticipated authorization and appropriations reviews of the budget. . .