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Futron's 2008 Space
Competitiveness Index

Futron's 2008 Space Competitiveness Index

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Futron's 2008 Space Competitiveness Index (SCI) is a landmark, first-of-its-kind study. It is an in-depth comparative analysis of the 10 nations currently leading in space and space-related activity. These 10 nations, determined through a detailed investigation of space competitiveness, are Brazil, Canada, China, Europe, India, Israel, Japan, Russia, South Korea, and the United States.

Futron's 2008 Space Competitiveness Index evaluates these nations across 40 individual metrics that represent the underlying economic determinants of space competitiveness. These metrics assess national space competitiveness in three major dimensions: government, human capital, and industry.

In addition to its country-by-country analysis, Futron's 2008 Space Competitiveness Index assesses the competitive dynamics of three global industry segments of particular interest to the space community: military space, positioning, navigation, and timing (PNT), and Earth observation (EO). Futron's 2008 Space Competitiveness Index ranks the relative competitiveness of the 10 leading space nations in each of these three segments, and also surveys the broader strategic challenges and opportunities that each global industry segment presents.

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Table of Contents

  • TABLE OF FIGURES
  • LIST OF METRICS
  • LIST OF ACRONYMS
  • EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
  • INTRODUCTION
    • BACKGROUND AND CONTEXT
    • WHAT IS THE IMPLICATION OF SPACE COMPETITIVENESS?
    • OUR APPROACH TO THIS STUDY
      • Methodology
      • Validation and Expert Review
  • COUNTRY-BY-COUNTRY ASSESSMENTS
    • BRAZIL
    • CANADA
    • CHINA
    • EUROPE
    • INDIA
    • ISRAEL
    • JAPAN
    • RUSSIA
    • SOUTH KOREA
    • UNITED STATES
    • SUMMARY ANALYSIS
  • SEGMENTATIONS ANALYSIS
    • INDIVIDUAL SPACE SEGMENTS
      • Military
      • Civilian Government
      • Commercial Enterprise
      • NewSpace Actors
      • Other Industry Segments: Snapshots
      • Structural Forces
  • FOCUSED SEGMENT ANALYSIS: GLOBAL MILITARY SPACE
    • ABOUT THE GLOBAL MILITARY SPACE SEGMENT INDEX
    • SEGMENT FINDINGS
      • Military Space Budgets
      • Military Space Capability
      • Military Space Doctrine and Structure
    • FUTURE GLOBAL MILITARY SEGMENT STUDY GOALS
  • FOCUSED SEGMENT ANALYSIS: GLOBAL PNT
    • ABOUT THE GLOBAL PNT SEGMENT INDEX
    • SEGMENT FINDINGS
      • PNT Commercialization
      • PNT Capability
      • PNT Policy, Strategy, and System(s)
    • FUTURE GLOBAL PNT SEGMENT STUDY GOALS
  • FOCUSED SEGMENT ANALYSIS: GLOBAL EARTH OBSERVATION
    • ABOUT THE GLOBAL EARTH OBSERVATION INDEX
    • SEGMENT FINDINGS
      • Earth Observation Commercialization
      • Earth Observation Capability
      • Earth Observation Policy, Law, and Regulation
    • FUTURE EARTH OBSERVATION SEGMENT STUDY GOALS
  • CONCLUSION

List of Figures

  • Figure 1: Overview of Space Competitiveness Index Model Structure
  • Figure 2: Brazil's Space Competitiveness
  • Figure 3: SWOT Analysis of Brazil's Space Competitiveness
  • Figure 4: Canada's Space Competitiveness
  • Figure 5: SWOT Analysis of Canada's Space Competitiveness
  • Figure 6: China's Space Competitiveness
  • Figure 7: China's Strategic Space Objectives
  • Figure 8: SWOT Analysis of China's Space Competitiveness
  • Figure 9: Europe's Space Competitiveness
  • Figure 10: European National Financial Contributions to ESA by Proportion of Overall ESA Budget
  • Figure 11: SWOT Analysis of Europe's Space Competitiveness
  • Figure 12: India's Space Competitiveness
  • Figure 13: SWOT Analysis of India's Space Competitiveness
  • Figure 14: Israel's Space Competitiveness
  • Figure 15: SWOT Analysis of Israel's Space Competitiveness
  • Figure 16: Japan Space Competitiveness
  • Figure 17: Japanese Space Assets
  • Figure 18: SWOT Analysis of Japan's Space Competitiveness
  • Figure 19: Russia's Space Competitiveness
  • Figure 20: SWOT Analysis of Russia's Space Competitiveness
  • Figure 21: South Korea's Space Competitiveness
  • Figure 22: SWOT Analysis of South Korea's Space Competitiveness
  • Figure 23: USA's Space Competitiveness
  • Figure 24: SWOT Analysis of USA's Space Competitiveness
  • Figure 25: Country Space Attribute Comparison
  • Figure 26: Country Comparison by Total Space Competitiveness Index Score
  • Figure 27: Illustrative List of Space Competitiveness Actors, Applications, and Economic Drivers
  • Figure 28: Top Space Companies
  • Figure 29: Global Military Segment: Comparative Positions by Country
  • Figure 30: Global Military Segment: Aggregated Scores by Country
  • Figure 31: Military Space Budget: Scores by Country
  • Figure 32: Military Space Capability: Scores By Country
  • Figure 33: Military Space Doctrine and Structure: Scores by Country
  • Figure 34: Global PNT Segment: Comparative Positions by Country
  • Figure 35: Global PNT Segment: Aggregated Scores by Country
  • Figure 36: PNT Commercialization: Scores by Country
  • Figure 37: PNT Capability: Scores by Country
  • Figure 38: PNT Policy, Strategy, and System(s): Scores by Country
  • Figure 39: Global Earth Observation Segment: Comparative Positions by Country
  • Figure 40: Global Earth Observation Segment: Aggregated Scores by Country
  • Figure 41: Earth Observation Commercialization: Scores by Country
  • Figure 42: Earth Observation Capability: Scores by Country
  • Figure 43: Earth Observation Policy, Law, and Regulation: Scores by Country
  • Figure 44: 2008 Space Competitiveness Index Overall Results: Comparative Space Competitiveness by Country
  • Figure 45: 2008 Space Competitiveness Index Country Comparison

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