US Department of Commerce Workshop Space Economic Data Classification, Collection, Access and Use

1. US Department of Commerce Workshop Space Economic Data Classification, Collection, Access and Use Federal Aviation Administration Commercial Space Transportation Forecasts and Reports October 16, 2001

2. FAA Forecasts - GEO Forecasts Ten-year forecast: • Developed by the Commercial Space Transportation Advisory Committee (COMSTAC) at request of AST • First compiled in 1993 and updated annually • Prepared using plans and projections supplied by U.S. and international satellite and launch companies • Limited to internationally competed launch service procurements • Supply-based forecast

3. FAA Forecasts - NGSO Forecast Ten-year forecast: • First compiled in 1994 by AST and updated annually • Demand-based projections focusing on NGSO market areas: • Low-data-rate communications • Telephony • Broadband data • Remote sensing • Robust and baseline scenarios outlined

4. AST Publications - Quarterly Launch Report • AST compiles a report focusing on worldwide launch industry each calendar quarter • Highlights developments in industry from previous quarter • Provides statistics on previous quarter’s launch activity • Includes a Special Report topic covering a subject of interest for the industry • Provides a forecast of worldwide launch activity 6 months out

5. AST Publications - Weekly Orbital Launch Report • AST assembles a weekly report on worldwide launch activity for calendar year • Front page is a quick reference for • Total launches • Total commercial launches • Total launches by vehicle capacity • Total commercial launch revenue by country • Includes list of complete and forecast worldwide launch events by country and payload for calendar year

6. AST Publications - The Year in Review • AST assembles a document covering the previous year’s developments in the launch and satellite industry • Highlights both commercial and government activity • Provides statistics in graphic and tabular form on satellite and launch activity • Compiled annually for each calendar year

7. AST Publications - RLV Report • AST distributes a report on state of reusable launch vehicle (RLV) industry • Highlights developments in industry by vehicle and company or organization • Discusses status of existing and planned spaceports that service or may eventually service RLVs • Updated annually

8. The Impact of Commercial Space Transportation on the U.S. Economy • Overview • The FAA conducted a study to determine the economic impacts of the commercial space industry on the national economy • Based on two studies conducted by the FAA on the economic impacts of civil aviation and the economic significance of airports • Approach • Used the Department of Commerce Bureau of Economic Analysis Regional Input-Output Modeling System (RIMS II) to quantify the economic value of financial transactions associated directly or indirectly with commercial space transportation • Source data from Satellite Industry Association annual survey

9. Highlights of Economic Impact Study • Commercial Space Transportation and enabled industries make a significant contribution to the U.S. economy • In 1999 commercial space transportation and enabled industries generated over $61.3 billion of economic activity in the U.S. economy • Over $16.4 billion in earnings was taken home by U.S. workers • Over 497,000 jobs were a result of commercial space transportation and enabled industries

10. Highlights of Economic Impact Study