7. 2017 Global Space Economy:
U.S. Government Space Budgets
57% of global government investment
Decreased 2.5% in 2017
Nearly equal to 10-yr budget
average of $44.12 B
Share is decreasing
High of 19.4% in 2010
Low of 11.3% in 2017
Global government investments
increased 14%
Budgets monitored
DoD, NASA
NSF, DOI (and more)
8. Global Space Economy:
Non-U.S. Government Space Budgets
All-time high of money spent:
$32.853 B
Space budgets increased by
16%
Seven countries/agencies
spent $1 billion+ on space
However…
Share equals 2008 level of
8.6%
Share is lower than 9.5% 10-
yr budget average
9. Global Space Economy:
Commercial Revenues
Commercial space infrastructure &
support industries revenues up
7.46% from 2016
Commercial satellite
manufacturing revenues up 41%
Commercial space products and
services revenues up 8.28%
These category shares are growing
Low of 69.9% in 2009
($162.335 B)
High of 80.1% in 2017
($307.317 B)
10. 2018 Space Products and
Services
Why is space important?
What does space do for me?
Observation: You don’t have
to be in the space business
to be in the space business
Some examples…
15. Future
Space
Economy
• Bank of America Merrill Lynch sees the space industry growing to $2.7
trillion in 30 years.
• The firm's expectation is nearly triple Morgan Stanley's estimate of $1.1
trillion by 2040.
• "A raft of new drivers," BofAML says, are pushing the "Space Age 2.0."
16. Space Venture Capital
• Private investors poured $3.9 billion into commercial
space companies
• A record 120 venture capital firms made investments in
space ventures last year
Rocket builder – Vector
Asteroid miner – Planetary Resources
Satellite Start-ups Iceye and Planet
20. Space Touches Our Lives
Baby formula
Cosmetics
GPS
Banking
Cyber
Tempur Foam
Outlast Technology
Water purification
Medical
Pharmaceuticals
Agriculture
25. A highly skilled workforce is
essential to the success of the
global space industry. Analysis
of the workforce provides
insight into the current and
future health of the industry.
Space Work Force
The health of the space
workforce depends on an
education pipeline that
reaches from their earliest
years to the completion of a
post-secondary degree.
26. 2017 Space Work Force:
Industry Comparisons
• Four main countries/regions:
• Europe: 40% workforce increase between 2006 and
2016
• Japan: around 35% increase between 2010 and
2016
• India: rollercoaster—but last two years the nation
lost nearly 10% workforce
27. • Commercial U.S. workforce:
• 25% decrease over 10 years
• SATCOM workforce half the size it was in 2006
2017 Space Work Force:
U.S. Employment
NASA
Older
35% 54+ years old
15% under 35 years
old
21% eligible for
retirement
Smaller
Last ten years…just
slightly down
28. Space Commerce Program
Online Space Commerce Education
Webinars
Special Speaker Series Delivered by
Space Industry Experts
In-person Space Commerce Training
Workshops
Introductions & Matchmaking at 35SS
➢ Space Commerce
➢ Entrepreneurship
➢ Incubator and Accelerator
29. Center for Education Innovation
➢ Research-based STEM Education best
practices
➢ Innovation in education using space
to engage students
➢ Innovative student programs to
develop the PreK-12 STEM pipeline
➢ Mixed-mode STEM education
utilizing in-person and virtual
programs
➢ Educator professional development
utilizing various levels of technology
Delivering Education
Excellence and Innovation
for Our World
30.
31. • Science
• Technology
• Engineering
• Arts -- creativity
• Mathematics
Education
Leadership
Communication
Collaboration
Problem solving
Digital literacy
Critical thinking
Project Management
38. • Put away the worksheets
• Make it hands-on
• Embrace, don’t fear technology
• Make learning
• Fun
• Engaging
• Relevant
39. • Students need to have fun in class. When they are
having fun they are more engaged.
• When they are more engaged with a topic they
are immersed in their learning.
• Students need to be shown that what they are
learning is relevant to real life.
40. • Take your family to places that encourage STEAM
activities
• Go out stargazing
• Visit a STEAM location
41. • Find ways to get involved in your local school
• Volunteer to be a science fair judge
• Be a guest speaker
• Find out if students can take a field trip to your facility
• Sponsor a school, class, enrichment programs
43. Shelli Brunswick
Chief Operating Officer
As Chief Operating Officer for the Space Foundation, Brunswick serves as a corporate officer, and is
responsible for Space Foundation operations, facilities, and processes. Functions reporting to her include
education, Washington operations, marketing and communications, operations, customer service, information
technology, facilities, maintenance, security and assurance. She has primary responsibility for: Space
Foundation headquarters; the Space Foundation Discovery Center; Operations; operational management of
the annual Space Symposium, Space Technology & Investment Forum and the Faga Forum on Space
Intelligence.
Brunswick joined the Space Foundation in 2015 after a distinguished career as an acquisition and program
management professional for the United States Air Force, and finished her career as a key leader within the
Air Force Congressional Liaison office working both within the Pentagon and on Capitol Hill.
She was Defense Acquisition Workforce Improvement Act (DAWIA) certified in Program Management Level III,
Financial Manager Level II, and a certified Space Professional Level III by the United States Air Force Space
Professional Functional Authority.
Brunswick is the Chair of Women in Aerospace (WIA). She is dedicated to increasing the leadership capabilities
and visibility in the aerospace community. Also, she serves on the board of directors for both the Colorado
Springs Chamber of Commerce Military Affairs Council and for the National Defense Industrial Association
(NDIA) Rocky Mountain Chapter, and she is a member of the Southern California Aerospace Council.
Brunswick graduated summa cum laude from the University of Southern Colorado with a bachelor's degree in
business administration, and earned a master's degree in business administration from the University of
Phoenix. She is a Certified Project Management Professional through Project Management Institute, and was a
Professor of Acquisition Management at Defense Acquisition University.