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Space Business and Money: The Space Business Forum View | Popular Mechanics
"Of all the tons of fuel that drives modern space flight, cash is the most critical. That was the stark reality brought front and center on Wednesday at the first-ever Space Business Forum in New York, where leading rocket scientists, military officers and even hedge-fund managers crunched the numbers to illuminate the future of the space industry. From the European influence on suborbital tourism to why the Air Force doesn't trust private rockets, and from the increasingly outsourced business model at NASA to a place for that other "green" movement, here's a news analysis of where the power lies." This was the first event of this kind sponsored by The Space Foundation.
World Space Agencies Plan To Address Societal Needs (SpaceCom)
WASHINGTON Space agencies around the world must push forward on building government-to-government and multi-national industrial partnerships given the weakening global economy. Furthermore, spacefaring countries need to better match satellite services with societal needs. At the final session of the International Space Symposium,… space agency heads of several countries outlined the challenges ahead for government and industry space programs.