While the US and China are the biggest investors in the sector, many new public players are joining the market, the Paris-based consultancy says in its latest report, Prospects for Space Exploration, 3rd Edition.
Among other things, Lunar is governmental mission support will increase 4.6 times compared to the last 10 years. The private sector will also be more involved, with 20 times more commercial missions to the Moon in the next decade than in the previous one.
The report breaks down the sector into areas such as investment in transport, orbital infrastructure and astronomy and astrophysics, also distinguishing between missions to the Moon and Mars.
Source: electronicsweekly.com
