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What is the approximate number of people employed in the global space sector as of 2013?
What is the approximate number of people employed in the global space sector as of 2013?
- 500,000
- 1,500,000
- 2,000,000
- 900,000 (correct)
Which of the following is NOT included in the global space sector according to the text?
Which of the following is NOT included in the global space sector according to the text?
- Public administrations
- Direct suppliers to the industry
- Space manufacturing industry
- Private space tourism companies (correct)
Why are universities and research institutions mentioned in the text?
Why are universities and research institutions mentioned in the text?
- They are direct suppliers to the space manufacturing industry
- They play a key role in Research and Development (R&D) (correct)
- They are responsible for space tourism
- They are part of the global space sector estimates
What is the reputation of space often associated with?
What is the reputation of space often associated with?
Which of the following is NOT part of the G20 countries mentioned in the text?
Which of the following is NOT part of the G20 countries mentioned in the text?
What is the significance of acquiring and developing space capabilities?
What is the significance of acquiring and developing space capabilities?
What percentage of the global GDP do G20 members represent?
What percentage of the global GDP do G20 members represent?
Which country has the largest space program in the world?
Which country has the largest space program in the world?
Which organization is abbreviated as OECD in the text?
Which organization is abbreviated as OECD in the text?
What impact is the trend towards globalization having on the space economy?
What impact is the trend towards globalization having on the space economy?
What are dual-use technologies in the context of space mentioned in the text?
What are dual-use technologies in the context of space mentioned in the text?
In which decade did a handful of countries have the capacity to build and launch a satellite?
In which decade did a handful of countries have the capacity to build and launch a satellite?
What is increasing competition in the commercial open markets for spacecraft, launchers and parts?
What is increasing competition in the commercial open markets for spacecraft, launchers and parts?
How is the expansion of aerospace and electronics groups affecting human resources?
How is the expansion of aerospace and electronics groups affecting human resources?
Which of the following is NOT mentioned as a new opportunity arising in the space economy?
Which of the following is NOT mentioned as a new opportunity arising in the space economy?
What is promising to potentially revolutionize space manufacturing?
What is promising to potentially revolutionize space manufacturing?
What could increasingly impact the way space activities are conducted around the world?
What could increasingly impact the way space activities are conducted around the world?
What type of impacts from space investments are mentioned in the text?
What type of impacts from space investments are mentioned in the text?
What is a key challenge mentioned in the text regarding space investments?
What is a key challenge mentioned in the text regarding space investments?
What remains a formidable challenge?
What remains a formidable challenge?
What is mentioned about satellites in the text?
What is mentioned about satellites in the text?
What is mentioned as an example of the socio-economic impacts of space investments?
What is mentioned as an example of the socio-economic impacts of space investments?
What is NOT mentioned as an example of a rocket family in the text?
What is NOT mentioned as an example of a rocket family in the text?
What is stated about the flow of evidence-based information in the text?
What is stated about the flow of evidence-based information in the text?
