The economic impact of commercial space transportation on the U.S. economy

96041450862509PDFResearch PaperCommercial space transportationEconomic developmentEconomic impactsSpacecraftArtificial satellitesJobsManufacturingProductionUnited States. Federal Aviation AdministrationUnited States. Dept. of TransportationUnited States. Federal Aviation Administration. Office of the Associate Administrator for Commercial Space TransportationNTL-AVIATION-AVIATIONNTL-AVIATION-Aviation Economics and FinanceNTL-AVIATION-Aviation Planning and PolicyUS Transportation CollectionThe first study of the U.S. commercial launch industry's effecton the nation's economy, this report is a quantitative analysis of the extent to which commercial space transportation is responsible directly and indirectly for supporting a variety of space and non-space-related industries, thereby contributing to production and generating jobs in the United States. Monies are generated in the U.S. economy from the manufacture and purchase of commercial launch vehicles as well as from the commercial space activities "enabled"by the launch industry. This report examines the U.S. commercial launch vehicle industry and the enabled commercial space activities together, as both are needed to assess fully the impact of commercial space transportation on the U.S. economy. The industries analyzed include launch vehicle manufacturing; satellite and groundequipment manufacturing; satellite services; remote sensing; and distribution industries. The impacts quantified in this report are based on data for the year 1999. The economic impacts measured for the commercial space transportation industry and the industries it enables include economic activity (revenues), earnings of employees,and jobs. This report assesses the full economic impact of the commercial launch industry and the industries it enables; it does not simply present the revenues and employment statistics for the commercial launch industry and enabled industries. The figures herein reflect the economic activity, employee earnings, and number of jobsgenerated not only within these industries but also within the industries they support directly and indirectly