Companies across the Space Economy have achieved multiple milestones in Q1 that show innovation is moving beyond SpaceX to a broader set of rising stars.
- With $6.5B invested in Q1, there has now been $286.0B invested into 1,779 unique space companies since 2015.
- The total investment in Satellite infrastructure over the last decade overtook Launch for the first time in Q1 signaling that the balance has shifted from getting things into orbit, to developing capabilities now that we’re there.
- Q1 also saw significant developments in Launch and Emerging Industries. Two new launch vehicles came online: for the first time in more than 50 years, an American spacecraft was launched toward the surface of the moon by ULA’s new Vulcan rocket.
- The IPO market has been rejuvenated which bodes well for space companies looking to tap the public markets.
