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Space industry

For entrepreneurial space ventures and colonization, see NewSpace.
Not to be confused with Space-based economy.

A batch of 60 Starlink satellites in space, which is launched and made by SpaceX

Space industry refers to economic activities related to manufacturing components that go into outer space (Earth's orbit or beyond), delivering them to those regions, and related services.[1][2][3] Owing to the prominence of satellite-related activities, some sources use the term satellite industry interchangeably with the term space industry.[4] The term space business has also been used.[5]

A narrow definition of the space industry typically encompasses only hardware providers (primarily those that manufacture launch vehicles and satellites).[2] This definition does not exclude certain activities, such as space tourism.[6]

Therefore, more broadly, the space industry can be described as the activities of the companies and organizations involved in the space economy, and providing goods and services related to space.[2] The space economy has been defined as "all public and private actors involved in developing and providing space-enabled products and services. It comprises a long value-added chaining, starting with research and development actors and manufacturers of space hardware and ending with the providers of space-enabled products and services to final users."[7]

  1. ^ Joan Lisa Bromberg (October 2000). NASA and the Space Industry. JHU Press. p. 1. ISBN 978-0-8018-6532-9. Retrieved 10 June 2011.
  2. ^ a b c Kai-Uwe Schrogl (2 August 2010). Yearbook on Space Policy 2008/2009: Setting New Trends. Springer. p. 49. ISBN 978-3-7091-0317-3. Retrieved 10 June 2011.
  3. ^ Pelton, Joseph N. (2019). Space 2.0: Revolutionary Advances in the Space Industry. Cham: Springer. ISBN 978-3-030-15281-9.
  4. ^ Cite error: The named reference JollyRazi2007-48 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  5. ^ Joan Lisa Bromberg (October 2000). NASA and the Space Industry. JHU Press. p. 13. ISBN 978-0-8018-6532-9. Retrieved 10 June 2011.
  6. ^ Cite error: The named reference BuhalisCosta2006 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  7. ^ Claire Jolly; Gohar Razi; Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (2007). The space economy at a glance: 2007. OECD Publishing. p. 13. ISBN 978-92-64-03109-8. Retrieved 10 June 2011.

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