The Space Economy is defined by the OECD as 'activities and use of space resources that create value and benefits for humanity in the course of exploring, researching, understanding, managing and utilizing space.' * The value of the Space Economy in the early 2020s was somewhere between $370...

The Space Economy is defined by the OECD as 'activities and use of space resources that create value and benefits for humanity in the course of exploring, researching, understanding, managing and utilizing space.' * The value of the Space Economy in the early 2020s was somewhere between $370...

Are there too many satellites in Low Earth Orbit, or too few? Why not use a market mechanism such as space launch auctions or orbit auctions to answer this question? This paper contributes to the literature on outer space governance by proposing a novel method of outer space governance: orbit...

Human exploration of outer space has stimulated multiple innovations from both government and private sources. The decision to invest vast sums of money over a short period of time for the moon programs of the 1960s radically increased the level of innovation. Accomplishing this required new...

Evening-hour luminosity observed using satellites is a good proxy for economic activity. The strengths of measuring economic activity using nightlight measurements include that the data capture informal activity, are available in near real-time, are cheap to obtain, and can be used to conduct...

Article VI of the Outer Space Treaty states that “the activities of non-governmental entities shall require authorization and continuing supervision.” This has caused confusion for the US government and for private entities that plan to operate in outer space engaging in nontraditional...