2016
2016 – Commercial Space Products and Services – Snapshot
The Commercial Space Products and Services section captures the sale of products and services enabled by space assets – such as telecommunications and broadcasting; positioning, navigation, and timing; and Earth observation. This sector increased ##% from $## billion in 2016 to $## billion in 2017.
2016 – Imagery, PNT, Data, and the Self-driving Car
When space and data technology come together in a car, the car starts knowing where it is.
2016 – Matching Electric Vehicles to Charging Stations
Positioning, navigation, and timing technology comes together with databases, and socially-networked communications to pinpoint charging station availability.
2016 – Taking the Stress out of Travel Planning
Smartphone software applications aid drivers with detailed travel plans.
2016 – Saving Money with Old Rain Data
Satellite rainfall data might help Indian residents save money.
2016 – Herding Cattle from Space
Ranchers and space technology work together to herd cattle.
Launch Log, 2016
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.
2016 – Workforce: Space Workforce
Introduction | The space industry operates at the cutting edge of technology and requires a highly skilled, highly trained workforce to build, launch, and utilize space assets. Trends in the… 2016 – U.S. Space Industry Employment
In 2015, the most recent year for which data is available, the U.S. civilian space sector included ## individuals. Employment is essentially unchanged from 2014, when ## individuals worked in this area. Longer-term trends, however, show…
2016 – Economy: Space Economy
The global space industry continued to grow in 2015, although currency fluctuations caused the appearance of a slight decline . . .