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Prices and Competition in Vertically Integrated Launch Markets
A stylized economic model of competition and vertical integration between launch providers and satellite constellations that explains why launch prices haven’t significantly declined.
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SCRUBBED: America’s Launch Capacity Challenge
This paper provides estimates of future demand for U.S. launch services based on the mission-specific parameters of satellites that operators are proposing to launch.
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Perfecting Public-Private Partnerships: Future of Government Space Contracting
This paper highlights several practical mechanisms that Agencies can use to improve outcomes by optimizing risk-sharing with private entities.
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An Empirical Examination of Space Launch Cost Trend at NASA
NASA-internal data shows that the Agency’s cost of launch is not going down; rather, it is going up faster than inflation.
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Measuring Space Manufacturing Plant Utilization and Own-Account Production
This study addresses a gap in measuring the U.S. space manufacturing sector’s productive capacity and economic output.
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Opportunity Costs Drive the Market Price of Starship Launches
Opportunity costs and market competition are used to estimate a range of market prices for Starship launch services.
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In and Out: Comparative Analysis of NASA and Industry Spacecraft Costs
This study compares the costs of spacecraft development between NASA’s in-house efforts and industry-led out-of-house programs.