Earth space to earn money to the economic downturn

Earth space to earn money to the economic downturn
Launching of satellites, manned spaceships, and other space activities have now is not only broaden the horizons of human It underlines the great cause of national strength, but also has a vast potential for economic development. According to the United States Space Foundation issued on the 8th of "Space 2008 report," 2007 Economic total income of the global space to new highs, reaching 251 billion US dollars, up 11 per cent growth in 2006.
Space maintained double-digit economic growth
"Since we first released 2006 annual report of the space, the global space economy has maintained a double-digit annual growth rate, and this really dramatic," Space Foundation President Elliot in the 8th Puleimu the news conference on the word most frequently used is "growth."
"In the global economy, full of uncertainty, the economic slowdown in many countries in the background, the economy is going full steam ahead in space," Puleimu said. In his view, the emerging economic space in the next few years will be to maintain stable growth, the global economy as an important "engine."
Space economic era
In September last year, Secretary Michael Griffin NASA in Washington in a speech boldly put forward, and space economy era has been coming. Space activities from the original simple act of state, has evolved into both the government and commercial highly dynamic and competitive economic activities.
Space refers to the so-called economic space exploration and development activities to create products and services can be integrated into all aspects of life, covering communications, financial, health care, national defense, including the emerging space tourism and other services. Economic space with a variety of products and services must rely on the corresponding infrastructure, including ground equipment, transportation equipment, satellite and other types of detection equipment, and even more distant future the surface of the moon and other planets of the base.
GPS and business high-speed growth
2007 global economic space for 55% of revenue from the satellite-based commercial products and services. Direct transfer of household satellite television, satellite navigation products and services, as well as the emerging satellite broadcasting alive rapid development trend.
The report cites the United States technology market analysis firm ABI data, the Global Positioning System (GPS) equipment and chip revenue in 2005 from 37.5 billion US dollars in 2007, soared to 56.2 billion US dollars. Car navigation equipment in particular, its 2007 sales, service revenue growth "unprecedented."
"Space 2008 report" The analysis said that space activities encourage countries train more scientists and engineers, and constantly develop new technology to a broader field of space exploration. Space activities of the various technologies tend to have the potential of transforming other industries, and space economy will promote the country's economic future is to achieve "healthy" growth propellant.