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Promoting Space Tourism June 25, 2001 Office of Space Commercialization Technology Administration U.S. Department of Commerce Challenges Facing the Space Tourism Industry International Space Station Access: What is the future for tourism aboard ISS?
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Promoting Space TourismJune 25, 2001Office of Space Commercialization Technology AdministrationU.S. Department of Commerce
Challenges Facing the Space Tourism Industry • International Space Station Access: What is the future for tourism aboard ISS? • Vehicles: High-reliability, quick-turnaround, low-cost space vehicles are not yet available. • Launch Facilities: Availability, and suitability for new vehicles, may be problematic. • Private Investment: Inadequately informed investors are very reluctant to take financial risks.
Helping IndustryMeet These Challenges • Advocating industry needs in the interagency space policy process • Encouraging investment through expanded space industry data
Space PCC • Space Policy Coordinating Committee (PCC) • Chaired by NSC and comprised of senior-level representatives from the Departments and Agencies, as well as OSTP and OMB • Established March 2 with results expected in 6-9 months • Sub-teams established to work implementation issues • Space Transportation • Commercial Strategy • International Agreements • Spectrum • Export Controls
Commercial Range User Requirements • OSTP-led interagency working group report issued February 2000. • Recommendations included inclusion of commercial range users’ requirements in Eastern and Western Range modernization. • Working group for commercial range input constituted, with DoC/OSC, DoD, AF, and FAA/AST representatives attending. • Space PCC assumed responsibility in early 2001.
Memorandum of Agreement(MOA) • Cooperative arrangement between FAA, DOC/OSC, and the Air Force (AF), to establish a yearly transmittal to AF of commercial range users’ inputs, regarding Eastern and Western Range modernization • Important MOA elements: • FAA/DOC collection of commercial users requirements • FAA/DOC communication of commercial input to AF • AF decision regarding integration into range planning • AF updates to FAA/DOC regarding progress
Space Policy: ISS Commercialization • Coordinated national approach for ISS policies for tourism, advertising, and entertainment • Industry input requested by Commerce
Economic Data • Trends in Space Commerce released June 5, 2001 • Available in PDF format at http://www.ta.doc.gov/space • Commercial focus • History and projections (through 2002) • Four sectors: • space transportation • satellite communications • space-based remote sensing • satellite navigation (GPS)
Trends in Space Commerce: Highlights Space Transportation: • $5.4 billion in commercial launch revenues in 2000, including $1.5 billion in U.S. sales • failure of LEO satellite constellations has curtailed demand • U.S. market share down from 49% in 1998 to 29% in 2000
Trends in Space Commerce: Highlights • Satellite Communications: • the dominant sector; revenues exceeding $67.5 billion in 2000; growth near 17% annually • U.S. market share slipping from an average of 60% during 1996-2001 to 46% in 2002 • Remote Sensing (raw satellite imagery) • total market $173 million in 2000, of which 29% ($50 million) represented U.S. sales • U.S. firms growing at 20% annually vs. 14% for the rest of the world; U.S. market share expected to reach 36% in 2002 • higher resolution to accelerate growth after 2002