Space economy
Moon patrols could be a future reality for Space Force
U.S. military space activities today are confined to Earth orbit. As NASA begins to establish a permanent presence at the moon and works with the private sector to develop a cislunar economy, the military foresees playing a role protecting those interests if they were challenged by a foreign power.
Op-ed | Building a robust space economy requires more partnerships
While public-private partnerships are getting a lot of attention, the space industry has not traditionally leveraged non-supply chain partnerships as frequently or as fluidly as some industries.
Commerce Department to develop new estimate of the size of the space economy
An agency of the U.S. Department of Commerce is developing its own estimate of the size of the space industry, the most authoritative effort to date to measure space’s role in the broader economy.
Foust Forward | Bursting the space bubble before it even inflates
One of the central beliefs of advocates of the growing commercial space industry is the concept of the trillion-dollar space economy. What if those numbers — both the current and future size of the space economy — are way too high?
Op-ed | Toward a robust space economy
It is evident we need to examine how to build a robust space economy and infrastructure, one built to accommodate future growth.
