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July 11, 2014

Government Funding for Space on the Road to Recovery
Washington DC (SPX) Jul 11, 2014
According to Euroconsult's newly released executive report, Government Space Programs: Strategic Outlook, Benchmarks and Forecasts, government funding for space is expected to progressively recover as public finances regain their comfort zone and programs enter a new growth cycle. Following a critical period of cyclical low funding which concluded in a budget decrease in 2013 worldwide, moderate growth is expected moving forward which should bring world spending to $82 billion by 2023. Altho ... read more

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