2009 Archives

Brazilian Space Budget, 2008-2018

This interactive chart shows changes made in the accompanying table. Use the tools just above the table for sorting, advanced filtering, and other options, these actions will reflect on the…

EUMETSAT Space Budget, 2009-2021

Civil government spending on space programs and activities in Europe comes from four sources . . .

Pentagon space spending has more than doubled since 2005

Space Foundation records show Pentagon space spending has more than doubled since 2005 from $19.7 billion to $41.4 billion

Space Insurance Industry Estimates, 2001-2021

In 2021, despite high-profile insurance claims on numerous satellites. . . Net premiums totaled $537 million, and incurred losses were $362 million.

Launches in First Six Months of the Year, 1957-2022

From Jan. 1 to June 30, the first six months of 2022 saw 75 orbital launch attempts worldwide with 72 successful launches. The launch number was matched only in 1967 and the number of successes broke records.

Global Space Activity by Category, 2005-2021

For this year’s analysis, Space Foundation incorporated historical data and 2022 government spending to project the global space economy’s growth over the next five years. Using our methodology, we predict that the total could reach $639 billion by 2026. Our modeling takes a more conservative approach based on average growth of established sectors and does not factor in developing sectors such as lunar habitation or still exploratory concepts such as asteroid mining.