Growth and Resilience of the Global Space Economy

Heather Pringle, CEO of the Space Foundation, discusses the organization's annual space report highlighting the $570 billion global space economy, with consistent growth in commercial and international government endeavors despite challenges like the COVID-19 pandemic. The chapter covers the significant growth of various subsectors in the space industry, the increasing investments and interests in space operations by over 90 countries, and the competition between the US and China in the space race.