Technologies 2025
By definition, space technology is any technology developed for the purpose of conducting or supporting activities beyond the Kármán line (i.e., one hundred kilometers or sixty-two miles above the Earth’s surface). Space technologies are increasingly critical to everyday life (e.g., GPS navigation, banking, missile defense, internet access, remote sensing). Space is a finite planetary resource. Dramatic increases in satellites, debris, and competition are threatening access to this global commons. Private-sector actors play a critical and growing role in many aspects of space-based activities (e.g., launch, vehicles, and communications), because they offer better, cheaper, and rapidly deployable capabilities.
