Appendix
NASA Civil Servant Workforce Demographics 1993-2021
NASA civil servant workforce demographics spanning the years 1993 through 2021.
NASA Civil Servant Workforce Age Profiles Over Time 1997-2022
As of January 2022, NASA’s workforce included 17,841 people, approximately the same as at the beginning of fiscal year (FY) 2021. Most of the workforce – 64.9% – is made up of science and engineering employees. . .
Launch Log, 2022
Interested in global space launch vehicle satellite activity? Please select the associated link to read about it. Launch data is updated every day during weekdays, excluding U.S. holidays.
Commercial Infrastructure and Support Industries, 2005-2020
Commercial Infrastructure and Support Industries, 2005-2020 Specifically amounts in Billions of U.S. dollars for commercial satellite manufacturing, and launch industry, as well as ground stations and equipment.
Global Economy 15-year Look at Growth
The growth of the global space economy over the past 15 years has come from increasing government budgets and expansion of commercial sectors such as ground stations, spacecraft deployment, increased launch activity and a vastly expanding number of space products and services.
NASA Civil Servant Workforce, 2012-2022
NASA’s civil service workforce has grown gradually in recent years, contributing to an increase in U.S. space employment.
U.S. Space Industry Core Employment, 2011-2021
Core employment in 5 key space sectors continued to grow in 2021. These employment levels do not reflect all employment in the U.S. space industry, but rather, track employment in key sectors most closely associated with U.S. space employment.
Market Annual Premiums and Claims, 2000 to 2021
Space insurance claims in 2021 fell to one of the lowest levels in the past two decades.
KARI Annual Expenditure (millions USD), 2010-2020
South Korea is intent on building its space program, as this look at its national space agency budget reflects.
Active Space Telescopes
At the end of 2021, the highly anticipated James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) became the latest telescope to make its way to space. Including JWST, there are 29 currently active spacecraft with telescopes.