2018
2018 – NASA Civil Servant Workforce Demographics
Snapshots: Government Space Budgets in 2018
These visualizations illustrate the composition of U.S. government space spending in 2018, totaling USD $48.3 billion. In the graphics below, each square block represents $1 billion USD. . .
Launch Log, 2018
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2018 – Earth Observation/Remote Sensing Satellites
Of the 465 spacecraft deployed in 2018, 38% (176) were deployed for Earth Observation/Remote Sensing (EO/RS) missions. While this is . . .
2018 – Positioning, Navigation, and Timing Satellites
Of the 465 spacecraft deployed during 2018, 6% (27) were for Positioning, Navigation, and Timing (PNT) missions. These new PNT satellites were added to existing PNT constellations belonging to five nations and the European Union (EU)/European Space Agency (ESA). PNT satellite deployments in 2018 inc… Thank you for visiting The Space Report! The Authoritative Guide…
2018 – Communications Satellites
There were 128 communications satellites deployed in 2018, a 28% share of the 465 satellites deployed . . .
2018 – Satellites
As of March 6, 2019, information was available about 38 nations that deployed and operated 465 spacecraft during 2018. The number of nations operating spacecraft grew 10% from . . .
2018 – U.S. Space Industry Employment
The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) publishes information about employment in the United States in its Quarterly Census…
2018 – U.S. Space Workforce
The U.S. space workforce consists of more than 179,000 workers across the commercial , civil, and national . . .
2018 – U.S. Civil Space Budgets – Snapshot
Seven U.S. civil government agencies have space line items, if not subordinate space agencies, in their budget…