The Space Economy at a Glance 2014
The space sector plays an increasingly pivotal role in the functioning of modern societies and their economic development as the use of satellite technology gives rise to new applications, uses and markets. Space Economy at a Glance offers a statistical overview of the global space sector and its contributions to economic activity using data from over 40 countries with space programmes, and identifies new dynamics in the space sector.
The spin-offs from space investments
Technologies are usually developed to respond to specific needs, but once they are created, they may have multiple uses. Over the years, space agencies have been facilitating the exploitation of space technologies to non-space applications.
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