Economy
Commercial Infrastructure and Support Industries
2015 – Launch Industry
Attempted orbital launches decreased from ## in 2014 to ## in 2015. Of these ## launches, ## successfully reached orbit. There were ## launch attempts for commercial payloads and the…
2014 – Commercial Infrastructure and Support Industries Overview
The market continues to grow as revenue rose ##% in 2014 for the commercial space infrastructure and support industries from $## billion in 2013 to $## billion. Nearly ##% of…
Annual Infrastructure and Industries Overviews
Space Stations
For fiscal year (FY) 2015, NASA spent $## billion on ISS systems operations and research, a decrease of $## million from the $## billion spent in FY 2014. ISS Crew…
Satellite Manufacturing
Aboard the ## rockets that attempted a launch in 2015, there were ## spacecraft, down ##% from ## in 2014. Of the spacecraft intended for orbit in 2015, ## were…
Launch Industry
Attempted orbital launches decreased from ## in 2014 to ## in 2015. Of these ## launches, ## successfully reached orbit. There were ## launch attempts for commercial payloads and the…
Ground Stations and Receivers
Commercial Human Spaceflight
Space Insurance
Infrastructure support industries include activities that do not directly involve development or use of space assets, but are necessary to the smooth operation and advancement of the industry. This category…
2005 – Commercial Human Spaceflight
In 2005, six ISS resupply launches were made from the Baikonur Cosmodrome. NASA paid Roscosmos $## million per launch. NASA’s planned funding for COTS is shown in Exhibit 4q. In 2005, NASA…