This report is the Federal Aviation Administration Associate Administrator for Commercial Space Transportation's (FAA/AST) first study of the U.S. commercial launch industry's effect on 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 ground equipment manufacturing; satellite services; remote sensing; and distribution industries. The impacts quantified in this report are based on data for the year 1999.


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    Title :

    Economic Impact of Commercial Space Transportation on the U.S. Economy


    Publication date :

    2001


    Size :

    26 pages


    Type of media :

    Report


    Type of material :

    No indication


    Language :

    English