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Who are the customers of the space economy and what are their needs? 

In collaboration with the Thunderbird Initiative for Space Leadership, Business, and Policy, we conducted a comprehensive investigation into the current and future landscape of the space economy, focusing on opportunities and concerns for global actors through the lens of space economy customers. The focus was on identifying the key drivers that influence the sustainability of the global space economy.

Status

Past

Category

Policy and business

Environment

Earth

Contact

Portrait of Zaheer Ali

Zaheer Ali

Professor of Practice

Thunderbird School of Global Management

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Key accomplishments

  • Established a collaboration with MilkWayEconomy and NewSpace Finance as co-authors on the project.
  • Conducted interviews and distributed surveys for the report, gathering nearly 50 responses.
  • Hosted a hybrid webinar on “Economic Sustainability Factors from the Space Economy” on May 17, 2024 at the ASU Thunderbird campus. This event explored the key factors that can create economic sustainability across the industry.