The Universal Need for Space Expertise: A Global Strategic Imperative

About this episode

The episode discusses the global strategic importance of space expertise in various regions and its implications for national security and civil applications.

With a projected $1.8 trillion space economy by 2035, regions around the world are looking to leverage the space domain for a variety of use cases. Countries in Europe and the Indo-Pacific want space technologies for national security-related missions like missile warning and space domain awareness. Meanwhile, in other regions like the Middle East and the Global South, countries want to use space technologies for civil applications like environmental monitoring and economic growth. But ...

Topics covered

• space economy
• national security
• space technologies
• civil applications
• environmental monitoring
• economic growth

Keywords

• space economy
• national security
• space technologies
• environmental monitoring
• economic growth

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Regia Multimedia Services

Places: Europe, Indo-Pacific, Middle East, Global South

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