Perspective – Page 2 – The Space Report

2009 – Cosmic Discovery: Space Science and Exploration

One of the fundamental rationales for spaceflight is to support science and exploration: to study distant worlds, perform research in new environments, and expand our knowledge of the origin and…

2009 – Military Space Activities

Militaries around the globe use space as a force multiplier, a capability that significantly increases the efficiency of other military assets, thereby enhancing the probability of mission success with minimal…

2009 – Expanding Human Boundaries

For the majority of the space era, human spaceflight was pursued solely by the United States and Russia, or the former Soviet Union. This exclusive club is likely to expand…

2009 – Broadening Participation: New Capacities, Policies, and Relationships

Note: This section's exhibits are from The Space Report 2010. Please refer to this year's exhibits for the most current data as numbers may have been revised since this edition…

2010 – Cosmic Discovery

In a way unlike any other area of human activity, space allows us to look beyond ourselves. Whether we are looking toward the Sun, outward into the galaxy to search…

2010 – Metrics: Tracking a Maturing Industry

As the space industry has matured, space products and services have become an integral part of daily life, often without people realizing their role and impact. In the early years…

2010 – Trends That Are Shaping Space Activity

[caption id="attachment_2894" align="alignleft"]This Dragon spacecraft orbited the Earth before reentering the atmosphere and landing less than one mile from the center of the landing zone in the Pacific Ocean. This…

2011 – Cosmic Discovery

Observatories, space probes, and the scientists that operate them push humanity’s frontiers further out into the Universe. A range of exciting space science missions are in development that will expand…

2011 – Space Policy: Programs and Progress

As space activities across the globe become more dynamic—blending commercial, government, and cross-border activities—governments increasingly see a need for a formal space policy to provide a framework for coordination and…

2011 – Trends That Are Shaping Space Activity

The outlook for space activity is largely positive, in spite of the challenges facing many of the governments and agencies most active in space. In many ways, 2011 was a…