United States
Manufacturing job openings in thousands, 2013-2025


The federal Bureau of Labor Statistics estimated 483,000 manufacturing job openings in February, down from a peak demand of nearly 850,000 in 2021, but still well ahead of demand a decade ago.
Space Force budget 2020-2025 in billions


The Space Force is facing a $50 million cut for 2025 as most federal agencies had their budgets frozen or reduced by Congress in a stop-gap spending plan signed by President Donald Trump.
Microgravity research pioneers the future of medicine


Microgravity research pioneers the future of medicine. In 2024, Redwire Space bio-printed its first live human heart tissue using the 3D BioFabrication Facility (BFF).
U.S. space private industry employment and U.S. total employment relative to 2014


Every state, as well as the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico, is home to at least some private sector space workers. The 10 states with the largest space employment in 2024 include well-known space states.
New committee aims to accelerate FAA launch licenses


FAA launch licenses. New committee aims to accelerate after complaints that commercial launch permits can be delayed by months or years. Federal Aviation Administration rules that require licensing paperwork to meet tough standards, a new committee of stakeholders is working to speed up the launch licensing system.
U.S. spaceports: A successful future requires action now


U.S. spaceports: A successful future requires action now. For well over a decade U.S. officials and launch industry leaders have recognized that the United States is running out of capacity at primary U.S. space transportation hubs.
New technologies create need for space jobs of the future


New technologies create need for space jobs of the future. A massive increase in data collection, busier orbits, and a reliance on automation are changing what it means to work in space.
A history of space is shaping Colorado’s future


A history of space is shaping Colorado’s future. The Front Range corridor is fostering new space startups and attracting international business.
SpaceX launches private space mission Fram2 to polar orbit


In a spaceflight first, four private astronauts were launched to a 90-degree polar orbit atop a SpaceX Falcon-9 rocket on March 31. The Fram-2 mission was backed by cryptocurrency entrepreneur Chun Wang, who is flying as the mission commander.
Rocket Lab launches wildfire detection satellites


Eight OroraTech satellites launched aboard a Rocket Lab launch vehicle can detect and monitor wildfires from low Earth orbit.