July 29 Webinar on Space Economy Satellite Account

On July 29, 2020, the Department of Commerce released this webinar video on its ongoing development of a Space Economy Satellite Account to measure the size of the U.S. space economy.

Following introductory remarks by Office of Space Commerce Director Kevin O’Connell, Tina Highfill of the Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) delivered an in-depth presentation on the economic modeling approach under development.

She invited feedback from space community stakeholders as BEA refines its estimates and methodology over the coming weeks. BEA aims to publish its preliminary Space Economy Satellite Account estimates and methodology for 2012-2018 in December 2020.

Download webinar presentation slides (1.1 MB PDF)