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Space: The $1.8 trillion opportunity for global economic growth

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Article
Space launch: Are we heading for oversupply or a shortfall?
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Satellites around the earth, all in blue tone
Commentary
Expectations versus reality: Commercial-satellite constellations
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Payam Banazadeh
Interview
Scaling—and funding—next-gen satellites for the coming commercial boom
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Article
Can better governance help space lift off?
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Interview
Mars exploration pushes the boundaries of AI: An interview with NASA’s Vandi Verma
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How will the space economy change the world?
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The horizon line of planet Earth as seen from space
Article
A different space race: Raising capital and accelerating growth
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Article
The role of space in driving sustainability, security, and development on Earth
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Podcast
Why on earth should business care about space?
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Podcast
Laying the foundations for a space economy
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Podcast
Space: Building a digital infrastructure above the sky
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Article
Is there a ‘best’ owner of satellite internet?
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Digital planet
Article
The potential of microgravity: How companies across sectors can venture into space
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Article
Space around the globe
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The future of space: It’s getting crowded out there
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The Next Normal – The future of space: It’s getting crowded out there
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Article
Space: Investment shifts from GEO to LEO and now beyond
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Article
R&D for space: Who is actually funding it?
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Look out below: What will happen to the space debris in orbit?
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Look out below: What will happen to the space debris in orbit?
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Wall Street to Mission Control: Can space tourism pay off?
Commentary
Wall Street to Mission Control: Can space tourism pay off?
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Large LEO satellite constellations: Will it be different this time?
Article
Large LEO satellite constellations: Will it be different this time?
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Featured Experts

Ryan Brukardt
Senior PartnerMiami
Advises global aerospace, defense, and space companies on achieving sustainable growth and operational excellence
Giacomo Gatto
PartnerLondon
Leads our space sector work in Europe and advises groups in the aerospace, defense, and space ecosystems on increasing collaboration...
Jesse Klempner
PartnerWashington DC
Assists aerospace, defense, and industrial companies with strategy, growth, innovation, and mergers and acquisitions, and consults...

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