By Aman Pannu SPACE SECURITY: A GLOBAL CHALLENGE FOR A GLOBAL
INDUSTRY Space Security and its Role Thought leaders around the
globe are voraciously debating the impact of a 9 billion plus
population on planet Earth by 2050. The complexity of meeting
the needs of a large and diverse population is driving the
search for innovative technologies and applications. Space is
emerging as the lead innovator, by facilitating new technology
and applications to confront evolving issues and opportunities.
Almost a third of the countries (there are 195 listed countries
as of 2011) have a satellite (at the very least) orbiting the
Earth, even more so, most of the countries use space based
applications. Figure 1: Satellite Manufacturing (World) Forecast
2011-2020 Having weathered the economic crisis more strongly
than most industries, Frost & Sullivan research suggests the
space industry is forecasted to close the decade with
approximately 10-15 percent more satellites (900 plus) launched
in comparison to the last decade. Go