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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.
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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