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Space: The $1.8 trillion opportunity for global economic growth
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As the space economy expands, it could create value for multiple industries and solve many of the world’s most pressing challenges.
Space Applications in Agriculture: Enhancing Food and Water Security, Improving Climate Action
Satellite monitoring can revolutionize agriculture, but its full impact depends on urgent, coordinated action across the sector. The technology is ready—now all players must move together to unlock its potential at scale.
Space technology is revolutionizing supply chains and mobility. This is how it will impact companies and consumers
Space technology is redefining supply chains by enabling real-time, global tracking and deeper insights. To stay competitive, companies must strategically adopt and integrate these tools—or risk being left behind.
The role of space in driving sustainability, security, and development on Earth
Space is key to future sustainability, security, and growth—but without urgent global coordination and modern governance, its full potential could be lost.
Insights from industry leaders
Interview
Making aerospace ‘diverse and dynamic’: An interview with Airbus U.S.’s Debra Facktor
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One of the highest-ranking female executives in the aerospace industry foresees a space economy—and a space workforce—that look very different from today’s.
Podcast
Laying the foundations for a space economy
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Space already plays a larger role in our lives than we realize, and it’s only going to grow as new technologies and innovations...
Podcast
Why on earth should business care about space?
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Two decades of technological innovation have unlocked a wealth of space-based opportunities for commercial entities to offer...
Podcast
Space: Building a digital infrastructure above the sky
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Venture capitalist Mark Boggett offers an investor’s view of the strides being made in space technology, its practical...
The Next Normal
Collection
The Next Normal – The future of space: It’s getting crowded out there
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Could you soon be taking trips to outer space? Some experts think so. Rocket launches have become much less expensive, so thousands...
Commentary
Wall Street to Mission Control: Can space tourism pay off?
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With the COVID-19 pandemic curtailing earthly travel, space tourism may seem like a far-fetched dream—but some companies are...
Insights on the Space Economy of the Future
Article
A different space race: Raising capital and accelerating growth
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As innovation accelerates within the space sector, companies may benefit by taking a disruptor’s mindset to accessing and...
Article
Space around the globe
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The United States remains the epicenter of space activity, but many more countries are getting involved and increasing their...
Article
R&D for space: Who is actually funding it?
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Government still funds most space-sector R&D, but private companies have recently driven a notable uptick in overall investment....
Commentary
Expectations versus reality: Commercial-satellite constellations
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Many commercial-satellite operators are still creating overly ambitious plans, but more companies are now making steady progress...
Article
The potential of microgravity: How companies across sectors can venture into space
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Should you move your R&D and manufacturing into the ether? A new McKinsey analysis explores the opportunities.
Article
Space: Investment shifts from GEO to LEO and now beyond
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Investors have recently focused on space ventures in low-Earth orbit, but interest is growing in lunar and beyond orbital regimes....
Article
Is there a ‘best’ owner of satellite internet?
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New satellite internet concepts are moving ahead. Are some types of companies better positioned to succeed in this growing market...
Article
Large LEO satellite constellations: Will it be different this time?
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New satellite constellations are on the cusp of deployment, but their long-term success hinges on substantial cost reductions....
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