Space Economy and Development. The Argentine Case
Keywords:
space economy, telecommunications, satellites, ArgentinaAbstract
Argentina has entered the exclusive club of countries capable of designing and manufacturing its own observation and telecommunication satellites, and is close to being able to build its own launch vehicles. This paper explores the history and perspectives of the “space economy” in Argentina, in large measure a “daughter” of previous development in its nuclear industry, within a context in which several new processes seem to open new technological and market horizons for the space industry at a global scale. Public policy has been efficient with regard to the development of technologically successful missions. Here we are interested in understanding the determinant factors of these successes, as well as evaluating to what degree they have helped create the type of externalities that are supposed to be produced by the space industry and to develop an associated market of goods and services. Finally, we suggest an agenda of policies and research based on these subjects.Downloads
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