TO BE CATEGORIZED | New Space Economy

Infographic explaining why essential space services can create high social value while generating limited direct revenue, with sections on causes, consequences, decision metrics, and management approaches.

PARADOX OF VALUE

Infographic summarizing reported mental and physical effects of prolonged uncertainty, including statistics on stress, anxiety, sleep, fatigue, and physical symptoms, followed by timelines, symptoms, and general coping suggestions.

THE HIDDEN COST OF NOT KNOWING

Infographic text summarizes projected lunar economic activity through 2050, including direct and broader value estimates, planned missions, commercial share, enabling infrastructure, potential markets, and an accelerated operating scenario.

BUILDING THE LUNAR ECONOMY

Infographic explaining a five-level spectrum of national space autonomy, from purchasing foreign services to end-to-end national capability, with supporting pillars, six comparison dimensions, key takeaways, and a mission continuity test.

DEGREES OF SPACE SOVEREIGNTY

Infographic explaining how unusable near-Earth orbits could disrupt satellite-enabled navigation, communications, intelligence, military operations, commerce, emergency services, and civilian life.

DARKEN THE ORBITS. LEVEL THE BATTLEFIELD?

Infographic explains that 13.8 billion years is the travel time of ancient light, while expansion produces a present-day observable radius of about 46.5 billion light-years and diameter of about 93 billion light-years.

HOW A 13.8-BILLION-YEAR-OLD UNIVERSE SPANS ABOUT 93 BILLION LIGHT-YEARS

Infographic explaining NATO’s reliance on space capabilities, threats including jamming, directed energy, anti-satellite weapons, cyberattacks, and debris, five response areas, and policy milestones from 2011 through 2026 and beyond.

NATO AND SPACE WARFARE

Infographic explaining that light from the early universe traveled for about 13.8 billion years while expanding space increased the present-day observable diameter to approximately 93 billion light-years.

HOW A 13.8-BILLION-YEAR-OLD UNIVERSE SPANS ABOUT 93 BILLION LIGHT-YEARS

Infographic summarizing a study of 4,405 space launches from 1960 to 2025, reporting a 95.6% decline in average standardized cost per kilogram and forecasting approximately 1,600 USD per kilogram in 2030 and 300 USD per kilogram in 2040.

FROM SPUTNIK TO STARSHIP: ESTIMATING THE EXPERIENCE CURVE OF SPACE LAUNCH TECHNOLOGY

Infographic summarizes approximately $10.5 million in NASA-supported funding for seven state-focused aerospace workforce hubs, three-year programs, training stages, participating organizations, and technical roles in demand.

NASA STATE HUBS FOR AEROSPACE TALENT