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Globalizing Space

Cooperation is as prevalent as competition in the new space age. Once a contest of rival governments, space has become a $100 billion industry of global positioning systems, weather forecasting, mapping, and satellite TV and radio. A recent study by Futron ranks the top 10 players in space.

GRAPHIC: Patterson Clark - The Washington Post, July 9, 2008

This Story U.S. Finds It's Getting Crowded Out There Article \| China plans to conduct its first spacewalk in October. The European Space Agency is building a roving robot to land on Mars. India recently launched a record 10 satellites into space on a single rocket. Globalizing Space		TOOLBOX E-Mail This Save/Share + Digg Facebook Reddit Twitter myspace GRAPHIC: Patterson Clark - The Washington Post, July 9, 2008 ¬es=Cooperation is as prevalent as competition in the new space age. Once a contest of rival governments, space has become a $100 billion industry of global positioning systems, weather forecasting, mapping, and satellite TV and radio. A recent study by Futron ranks the top 10 players in space." onclick="if ( typeof otto != 'undefined' ) { }" onmouseover="changebg2('delicious')" onmouseout="resetbg2('delicious')" target="new">del.icio.us GRAPHIC: Patterson Clark - The Washington Post, July 9, 2008 \'),\'newstrust\'+(new Date()).getMilliseconds(),\'dependent=no,scrollbars=yes,resizable=yes,alwaysRaised=yes,status=yes,directories=yes,location=yes,menubar=yes,toolbar=yes,width=430,height=750,modal=no\'));ntw.focus();'" onclick="if ( typeof otto != 'undefined' ) { }" onmouseover="changebg2('newstrust')" onmouseout="resetbg2('newstrust')">NewsTrust Stumble It! COMMENT 0 Comments Your browser's settings may be preventing you from commenting on and viewing comments about this item. See instructions for fixing the problem. Discussion Policy CLOSE Comments that include profanity or personal attacks or other inappropriate comments or material will be removed from the site. Additionally, entries that are unsigned or contain "signatures" by someone other than the actual author will be removed. Finally, we will take steps to block users who violate any of our posting standards, terms of use or privacy policies or any other policies governing this site. Please review the full rules governing commentaries and discussions. You are fully responsible for the content that you post. Who's Blogging » Links to this graphic		More on washingtonpost.com • More Technology News » washingtonpost.com
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