2015
2015 – Russian Government Space Budget – Snapshot
Russia’s space budget has suffered due to the country’s broader economic crisis. Officials of Roscosmos, Russia’s federal space agency, announced in December 2015 that,,,
2015 – European Space Industry Employment – Snapshot
The European space workforce included 38,435 workers in 2015, according to Eurospace, an association of the European space manufacturing industry. Eurospace conducts annual surveys of European firms involved…
2015 – U.S. National Security Workforce – Snapshot
The United States maintains a large national security space workforce to support space activities in the DoD and intelligence agencies. Although all of the military branches maintain space…
2015 – Japanese Government Space Budget – Snapshot
Civil space activities in Japan are coordinated by the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA), which is funded primarily through the Ministry for Education, Culture…
2015 – Israeli Government Space Budget – Snapshot
The Israel Space Agency (ISA) is in charge of civil and commercial space activities, which are estimated at US$1 billion for 2015. It also coordinates closely with…
2015 – NASA Workforce – Snapshot
At the start of FY 2016, NASA’s workforce was made up of 17,316 individuals. This is a decrease of 415 employees, or 2.3%, compared to the start of FY 2015. Since reaching a high in FY 2011, NASA has shed 1,428 employees, 7.6% of its workforce.
2015 – Indian Government Space Budget – Snapshot
The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) 2015-2016 fiscal year budget, representing funding allocated for April 1, 2015 to March 31, 2016, was 73.88 billion rupees…
2015 – United Kingdom Government Space Budget – Snapshot
In the 2015/16 fiscal year, which ran from April 1, 2015 to March 31, 2016, the United Kingdom Space Agency (UKSA) budgeted £370.5 million (US$582.6 million), including…
2015 – Spanish Government Space Budget – Snapshot
Space activities in Spain are coordinated by the Instituto Nacional de Tecnica Aeroespacial (INTA) within the Ministry of Defense. In 2015, INTA received a budget of €138.3 million…
2015 – U.S. Space Industry Employment – Snapshot
The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) collects data on employment and salaries within U.S. establishments as reported by employers each year, covering 98% of U.S. jobs.