The New Opportunities in Space Economy
Abstract
Recently,
space activities have been the scene of radical transformations. Globalization
and emerging technologies have also affected space activities, which have been
a strategic monopoly for certain countries since the beginning of the space
age. Space is no longer the playing field of the bipolar policies of
superpowers. Today, the number and quality of players increase day by day in
space activities also become the subject of commercial activities of states and
private enterprises. This article focuses on the economic and social impacts of
space activities by analyzing public and private budgets, space economy
revenues, and statistics from official records. It can be foreseen that space
economy will inevitably affect the socio-economic growth targets of the countries
in the coming years and that the enterprises may change the investment items.
Keywords
Space Economy,Space Research,Space Infrastructure,Space Activities,Space Investments
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