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Space spending by region, 2022
Japanese Government Space Spending, 2013-2023
Japan’s space spending spans seven ministries and totaled ¥612 billion (UD$4.3 billion) in 2023. This budget has grown 68% since 2020 as the nation expands its civil and military space programs. The Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science, and Technology (MEXT) — which houses JAXA — typically receives the majority of space-related funding.
Planned Scottish Space Workforce, 2023-2030
Scotland increasingly sees its future in orbit, with the Scottish Parliament planning to more than double its space workforce to 20,000 workers by 2030.
Lunar-focused Company Performance
The two new lunar-focused companies that entered the market in the first half of 2023, Intuitive Machines and ispace, are showing a relative degree of stability in their share prices after some initial volatility in the early days.
S-Network Space Index vs. Benchmark Indexes, H1 2023
In the first half of 2023, the S-Network Space Index (SNET SPACE) underperformed other benchmark indexes, declining 0.6%. This compares to a 17% increase for the S-Network U.S. Equity 3000 Index (SNET 3000), which tracks the 3,000 largest (by market capitalization) U.S. stocks.
Non-NASA U.S. Civil Space Spending by Agency, 2021-2023
The Department of Defense’s unclassified space spending totaled $17.1 billion in 2022. Space Foundation also estimates total defense space spending, including classified and unclassified budgets for all military branches and intelligence agencies. This estimate reached $42.9 billion last year, a 21% increase year-over-year.
ESA Member Contributions by Type, 2022
Member state contributions comprised 70% of ESA funding last year. France contributed the most, €1.2 billion. Germany came in second with €1 billion, and Italy was third with €680 million. These top three member states were responsible for 42% of the total budget. The Netherlands increased the amount it sent ESA by 13% in 2022 to just shy of €100 million, while Canada slashed its contribution in half.
Earth Observation Revenue, 2013-2022
Earth observation satellites circle the globe collecting images and information about the Earth. This information can be valuable for a wide array of applications such as fishing, mining, and weather forecasting. Some companies in this sector sell satellite observations and imagery directly, as individual products or as a more continuous downlink, while others focus on the sale of value-added products and services or big data analyses derived from the satellite data.
Space Insurance Industry Estimates, 2002-2022
Operating in the space sector involves risks. Space launch is complex and launch failures are possible, even for well-established vehicles. New vehicles typically carry even greater risk. Once spacecraft successfully reach orbit, issues may arise due to factors such as space weather, space debris and a crowded orbital environment. To deal with these risks, many companies in the space sector invest in space insurance. As of 2023, there were about 25 direct space insurance companies worldwide.
Orbital Launch Attempts, 2022
Europe carried out five commercial launch attempts in 2022, four of which were successful. In addition to three launches of the Ariane 5 rocket, Europe successfully completed the inaugural flight of the Vega-C launch vehicle in July 2022.8 However, the second launch of Vega-C, in December, ended in failure due to an issue with a rocket nozzle.