2017
2017 – Japanese Space Industry Employment
The Japanese space workforce grew by 325 jobs from 2015 to 2016, an increase of 3.8%. The workforce is up 73.1% since a low point in 2008, reaching its highest point since . . .
2017 – Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency Employment
Employment at the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) in 2017 was 1,515. This was approximately the same as employment in 2016. The JAXA workforce is . . .
2017 – European Space Agency Employment
Women make up 21.6% of the European space workforce, a slight . . .
2017 – European Space Industry Employment
In 2016, the European space workforce included 40,419 individuals, according to Eurospace, the European space industry association. Eurospace conducts annual surveys of European firms involved in the design, development, and manufacturing of space assets. It does not include workers associated with the space services industry, including well-known…
2017 – U.S. National Security Workforce
The U.S. national security space workforce is composed of federal workers in both the Department of Defense and the Intelligence Community. Altogether, there were more than…
2017 – NASA Civil Servant Workforce
As of the start of fiscal year (FY) 2018, NASA employed 17,324 individuals. Employment has been essentially static since the beginning of FY 2016, increasing by . . .
2017 – United Kingdom Government Space Budget – Snapshot
In the 2017-18 fiscal year, which ran from April 6, 2017 to April 5, 2018, the UK Space Agency (UKSA) had a budget of £386.8 million (US$502.6 million), including £288.9 million (US$375.4 million) in contributions to ESA.
2017 – Spanish Government Space Budget – Snapshot
Space activities in Spain are coordinated by the Instituto Nacional de Tècnica Aeroespacial (INTA) within the Ministry of Defense. In 2017, the Spanish government allocated . . .
2017 – Italian Government Space Budget – Snapshot
The Italian space agency, the Agenzia Spaziale Italiana (ASI), had a budget of €918.6 million (US$1.05 billion) in 2017.
2017 – German Government Space Budget – Snapshot
The German space agency, the Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt (DLR), spent a total €1.581 billion (US$1.805 billion) on space in 2017. This is an 11% increase from . . .