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Wednesday, April 26th, 2023

The Space Report 2023 Q1 Finds U.S. Workforce Growth Amid Challenges, While Spaceport Development Surges to Meet Record Launch Demand

Key job sectors in the American space workforce saw five-year growth of 18%, but U.S. colleges saw a five-year decline in engineering students, raising concerns about future workforce needs. Strong Q1 merger and acquisition activity and capital inputs signaled continuing strength across the space industry despite higher interest rates and struggles in the banking sector.

Wednesday, September 30th, 2020

Space Foundation to Celebrate 20th Annual World Space Week with Lineup of Virtual and In-Person Events

  Multiple daily events to begin Monday, Oct. 5, and extend through Oct. 10 Culminates with “Space Unites” live event featuring key space influencers Free space posters for every Discovery Center visitor during the week   COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — As many astronauts who have been to space can attest, seeing the Earth without borders

Monday, September 14th, 2020

Space Foundation Names III4Me, Inc. Space Certification™ Program Partner

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (September 14, 2020) — Through its Space Certification™ program, Space Foundation builds awareness of the benefits that space exploration and its related technologies bring to life on Earth. By awarding its “seal of approval” to companies whose products and services demonstrate a viable link to the space program, greater public knowledge, acceptance, and

Friday, August 5th, 2016

Space Foundation Issues Statement on Commercial Space Regulatory Milestones

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo.  – The Space Foundation today voiced its strong support for two important commercial space regulatory milestones: On July 29, the Federal Aviation Administration’s Office of Commercial Space Transportation (OCST) issued a license to Virgin Galactic for its SpaceShipTwo suborbital spaceplane, enabling the company to resume flight tests, from Mojave Air & Space

Wednesday, June 22nd, 2016

Space Foundation Report Reveals Global Space Economy at $323 Billion in 2015

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo., June 22, 2016 – The Space Foundation today released the findings of its publication The Space Report 2016: The Authoritative Guide to Global Space Activity. In 2015, the global space economy totaled $323 billion worldwide. The decline from $329 billion in 2014 was due primarily to the strengthening dollar, meaning that non-U.S.