Comsat Services Help Space Industry Grow by 11% in 2007

摘要

Commercial satellite services accounted for more than half of the $251 billion worldwide space-related revenue in 2007, contributing to the global space industry's 11 percent growth over 2006, according to the Space Foundation's "Space Report 2008." Direct-to-home television captured the largest share of the commercial market, followed closely by GPS equipment and chipsets and U.S. government contracts, according to the 116-page report. The report is intended to highlight the benefits of space exploration and science amid tight budgets and space industry concerns about a lack of enthusiasm among many Americans.