5th edition

Prospects for Space Exploration

Charts the future of global space exploration by analyzing nearly $31 billion in projected government investment and over 850 planned missions, highlighting strategic priorities and the growing role of lunar and deep space programs

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Description

Built on Novaspace’s extensive research and proprietary space exploration database, Prospects for Space Exploration delivers a detailed strategic and economic forecast for space exploration activities through 2034. It provides precise mission forecasts, spending projections, and analysis across government and commercial initiatives.

 

New in the Current Edition

  • Artemis Restructuring Sensitivity Analysis: A new premium chapter modeling potential restructuring scenarios, financial outcomes, and international partnership implications. 
  • Updated Mission Database: Expanded to include both past and forecasted missions across government and commercial programs through 2034. 
  • LEO Space Station Comparison: Detailed evaluation of current and planned LEO space station concepts and development timelines. 
  • NASA CLPS Audit Review: Analysis of lessons learned from NASA’s Commercial Lunar Payload Services program audits. 
  • Lunar Lander Comparison Tables: Updated comparisons of capabilities and deployment schedules for commercial and government-led lunar lander programs.

 

What are the Key Questions answered?    

  • Which countries are engaging in national space programs?  
  • What are the key applications that government space programs are focusing on?  
  • How will countries prioritize civil and defence-based goals going forward?  
  • Which regions will lead in global space-based expenditure?  
  • What are the high-profile missions of focus for individual countries?   

  

The Novaspace Advantage  

Novaspace’s proprietary analytics, global government budget tracking, and structured mission forecasting methodology provide actionable insights into the evolving space exploration landscape, enabling strategic decision-making across government, commercial, and investment stakeholders. 

*Table of Contents included in the Extract    

Key Components/Elements 
The 5th Edition of Novaspace’s Prospects for Space Exploration provides analysis of five space exploration domains: 

  • LEO human spaceflight 
  • Moon exploration 
  • Mars exploration 
  • Other deep space exploration 
  • Astronomy/Astrophysics/Heliophysics 

Readers can access Excel databases covering budgets and missions with granular segmentation by domain, country, and operator type. 

The report includes a detailed forecast databases covering government and commercial missions (2025–2034), government exploration budgets across major spacefaring nations through 2034 and segmentation and strategic assessment of lunar sector activities, including transportation, communications, mobility, infrastructure, and resource utilization. 

Novaspace’s Prospects for Space Exploration provides strategic profiles of 11 leading national space programs with a sensitivity analysis chapter examining multiple restructuring scenarios for NASA’s Artemis program. 

  

Available in Two Formats:  

Classic Edition: 

  • Strategic analysis across five domains: LEO, Moon, Mars, Deep Space, and Astronomy 
  • 20-year government funding database by country and application 
  • Profiles of 11 major government space programs 

Premium Edition: 

  • Everything in the Classic version, plus: 
  • Mission forecast database with attributes by application, orbit, and operator 
  • Sensitivity analysis modeling potential Artemis restructuring and its global impact 

  

Novaspace’s Intelligence Hub

Prospects for Space Exploration is on Novaspace’s Intelligence Hub, allowing you to download the full report. 

With access to relevant PDF and Excel files, the platform enables readers to customize and visualize specific datasets focusing on the most relevant information for your needs.  

Prospects for Space Exploration is on Novaspace’s Digital Platform, allowing you to download the full purchased report. 

With access to relevant PDF and Excel files, the platform enables readers to customize and visualize specific datasets focusing on the most relevant information for your needs. 

 

  

Who Should Purchase This Report ? 

  • Space Agencies and Government Institutions 
  • Aerospace and Satellite Manufacturers 
  • Launch Service Providers 
  • Commercial Space Exploration Companies 
  • Strategic Planning Teams 
  • Investment Funds Focused on Aerospace and Technology 
  • Consulting Firms Supporting Space Sector Strategy 

 

Companies List  

ABB, Advanced Navigation, Advanced Space, Aerojet Rocketdyne, Airbus, Airbus Defense and Space, Aleph Farms, Altec, Amazon, Amazon Web Services, Amgen, Angiex, Argotec, Ariane Group, Arianespace, Arizona State University (ASU), ArkEdge Space, Asteroid Mining Corporation (AMC), Astrobotic, AstroForge, Astroport, Audi, Australian Space Agency (ASA), Aviation Industry Corporation (AVIC), AVL Mobility Technologies Inc., Axiom Space, BAE Systems, Ball Aerospace, Battelle, Baüne, Big Metal Additive, Bigelow Aerospace, Blue Canyon Technologies, Blue Horizon, Blue Origin, Boeing, Boryung Corporation, Bradford Group, Bradford Workspaces, BRAX Space Corporation, Brayton Energy, BWXT Advanced Technologies LLC., Canadian Space Agency (CSA), California Institute of Technology (Caltech), Canadensys, Canadian Nuclear Laboratories, CardioComm Solutions, Carré Technologies, Caterpillar Inc. (CAT), Ceres Robotics, CesiumAstro, Chengdu Aircraft Design Institute, China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation (CASC), China Association for Science and Technology (CAST), China Manned Space Agency (CMSA), China National Space Administration (CNSA), Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), Chinese Academy of Sciences Institute of Geology and Earth Science, CisLunar Industries, Clearpath Robotics, Collins Aerospace, Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO), CREAN, Crescent Space Services LLC, Cummins, Draper, Deep Space Systems, Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA), Deimos Space, Destiny Copper, Deterium Labs, Doshisha University, Dymon, ELO2, ETH Zürich, Euro2moon, European Southern Observatory (ESO), European Space Agency (ESA), European Space Resources Innovation Centre (ESRIC), EVE Energy, FAW Group, Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Fibertek Inc., Firefly Aerospace, Fleet Space Technologies, Foundation Space Resources, French Space Agency (CNES), General Electric, General Motors, Genesis Engineering, German Aerospace Centre (DLR), GinerLabs, GITAI, GMV NSL, GOMspace, Goodyear, Goonhilly, Harbin Institute of Technology (HIT), Helios, Hilton, Hispasat, Honeybee Robotics, Honeywell, Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Impulse Space, Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO), Infinity, Indian Air Force, Innovation Academy for Microsatellites of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (IAMCAS), IN-SPACe, International Lunar Research Station Cooperation Organization (ILRSCO), International Space Exploration Coordination Group (ISECG), Interstellar Lab, Interstellar Mining, Intravision, Intuitive Machines (IM), InvertiGro, ispace, Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI), Italian Space Agency (ASI), IX, Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA), Japan LEO Sachu Inc., Japan Manned Space Systems Corporation (JAMSS), JGC Corporation, Karman Space and Defense, Karman+, Kayser Italia, Kepler, KinetX Aerospace, Kongsberg Satellite Services (KSAT), Korea AeroSpace Administration (KASA), Korea Aerospace Research Institute (KARI), L3Harris, Lavochkin Association, LEAP Biosystems, Leidos Dynetics, Leonardo, Lockheed Martin, Lonestar, LPC2E, Lunar Medical Inc., Lunar Outpost, Lunar Resources, Lunar Water Supply, Lunaria One, Luxembourg Institute of Science and Technology (LIST), Luxembourg Space Agency (LSA), Maana Electric, Magellan Aerospace, Masten Space Systems, Maxar Space Systems, Maxar Technologies, McGill University, MDA Space, Merck, Metalysis, Mexican Space Agency (AEM), Michelin, Middle East Technical University, Milrem Robotics, Mission Control Space Services Inc., MIT Lincoln Laboratory, Mitsubishi Electric, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Mitsui & Co., Mohammed Bin Rashid Space Centre (MBRSC), Moon Express, MPB Communications Inc., Nanoracks, NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory (NAS JPL), National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM), National Space Council (NSC) of Canada, Natural Resources Canada (NRCan), NewSpace India Ltd. (NSIL), Next Generation Manufacturing Canada (NGen), NGC Aerospace, Nissan, Niterra, Nokia, Norinco, Northrop Grumman, Nova Space Biotechnology, OffWorld, OHB, Ohio State University, Orbit Beyond, Orbit Fab, Orbital Farm, Orbital Space, Orius, Outward, Oyssesy Space Research, OZ Minerals, Palantir, Paragon Space Development, Planetary Transportation Systems (PTS), Polish Space Agency (POLSA), Politecnico di Milano, Power UP Energy Technologies, PowerLight, Prada, Qascom, Quantum Space, Redwire, Relativity Space, Remcon, ResusMind, Revbio, RHEA Space Activity, Rio Tinto, Rocket Factory Augsburg (RFA), RocketLab, Rolls Royce, Roscosmos, RSC Energia, RTX, Saudi Space Agency (SSA), SDA Bocconi, Shanghai Academy of Spaceflight Technology (SAST), Shimz, Sierra Nevada Corporation (SNC), Sierra Space, SITAEL, Solar Foods, Sony, Space Applications Services, Space BD Inc., Space Food Sphere, Space Forge, Space Research Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Space Tango, SpaceBit, SpaceIL, SpaceNukes, Spacetalk SA, SpaceX, Special Aerospace Services, Square ROO, STAR.VISION, Stardust Technologies, Starlab Oasis, Starlab Space LLC, Surrey Satellite Technology Ltd (SSTL), Swedish Institute for Space Physics, Swedish National Space Agency, Swedish Space Corporation (SSC), Teledyne Energy Systems Inc., Teledyne Technologies Inc., Telespazio, Thales Alenia Space, The Canadian Space Mining Corporation (CSMC), The Exploration Company (TEC), ThinkOrbital, Tomy ou Takara Tomy, Toyota, Tractebel, Turkish Space Agency, tyvak nano-satellites Systems Inc., UAE Space Agency, UAE Supreme Space Council, UAR Space Solutions, Ubiquitous Quantum Dots (UbiQD), UK Space Agency (UKSA), Ultra Safe Nuclear Corporation (USNC), United Launch Alliance (ULA), University of Florida, University of Bangor, University of Guelph, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign (UIUC), University of New South Wales Sydney, University of Oxford, University of Zürich, Vast Space, Venturi Astrolab Inc. (Astrolab), Venturi Space, ViaSat, Vodafone, Voyager Technologies, Warpspace, WE Space, Westinghouse, X-energy, Xuerong Biotechnology, Yoko Gawa, Zhejiang University. 

Premium Adds:
• Full mission forecast database (past and future) for government and commercial programs, including mission attributes by orbit, mass, operator, and region.
• Exclusive Artemis sensitivity analysis chapter modeling potential restructuring scenarios and their fiscal and geopolitical impacts.

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