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Promoting Space Tourism June 25, 2001 Office of Space Commercialization Technology Administration U.S. Department of Commerce: Promoting Space Tourism June 25, 2001 Office of Space Commercialization Technology Administration U.S. Department of Commerce
Challenges Facing the Space Tourism Industry: 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 Industry Meet These Challenges: Helping Industry Meet These Challenges Advocating industry needs in the interagency space policy process
Encouraging investment through expanded space industry data
Space PCC: 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: 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): 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: Space Policy: ISS Commercialization Coordinated national approach for ISS policies for tourism, advertising, and entertainment
Industry input requested by Commerce
Economic Data: 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: 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: 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