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Publications

Title	Date
Mobile Satellite Services: Status Check for First Responders	Jun 2008
Forecasts of Wireless Services Exaggerate Demand: Analysis Highlights Concerns Over Spectrum Allocation Based on Inflated Forecasts	Nov 2007
Suborbital Space Tourism Demand Revisited	Aug 2006
Satellite Services Demand - The Future in High Def	Jun 2006
Orbital Debris Mitigation: Regulatory Challenges and Market Opportunities	Mar 2006
Satellite Industry Consolidation - The Next Shoe Drops	Jan 2006
Why Satellite Communications Are An Essential Tool For Emergency Management and Disaster Recovery (Jointly written by Futron and GVF)	Nov 2005
What's Up with Satellite Consolidation?	Sep 2005
The Declining U.S. Role in the Commercial Launch Industry	Jun 2005
The Transformation of the Satellite Services Industry	Jan 2005
Best Launch Service Survey and Analysis	Nov 2004
The Space Launch Industry Recent Trends and Near-Term Outlook	Oct 2004
Satellite Manufacturing: Production Cycles and Time to Market	May 2004
How Many Satellites Are Enough? A Forecast of Demand for Satellites, 2004 - 2012	Feb 2004
Global Analysis of Satellite Transponder Usage and Coverage (2003)	Oct 2003
China and the Second Space Age	Oct 2003
GEO Commercial Satellite Bus Operations: A Comparative Analysis	Aug 2003
The "Top Ten" Things We Learned During The ASCENT Study	Apr 2003
U.S Government Market Opportunity for Commercial Satellite Operators: For Today or Here to Stay?	Apr 2003
Space Transportation Costs: Trends in Price Per Pound to Orbit 1990-2000	Sep 2003
Closing the Business Case for Commercial Reusable Launch Vehicles	Apr 2002