When was the first all-female spacewalk?

<span data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"October 18, 2019. Events like the all-female spacewalk help us, as a society, actively move toward a future with equal representation and opportunities."}" data-sheets-userformat="{"2":4483,"3":{"1":0},"4":{"1":2,"2":16777215},"10":2,"11":4,"15":"Arial"}">October 18, 2019. Events like the all-female spacewalk help us, as a society, actively move toward a future with equal representation and opportunities.

In the future, could we be looking at a new space economy?

<span data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"There are signs that there will be, in a few years, the explosion of a new space economy, based on products and services produced and consumed outside of the Earth. These include space tourism, mining on the moon, new materials, establishment of human settlements, support services and consumables designed to operate in a zero-gravity environment."}" data-sheets-userformat="{"2":4481,"3":{"1":0},"10":2,"11":4,"15":"Arial"}">There are signs that there will be, in a few years, the explosion of a new space economy, based on products and services produced and consumed outside of the Earth. These include space tourism, mining on the moon, new materials, establishment of human settlements, support services and consumables designed to operate in a zero-gravity environment.

What are the revenue drivers of the commercialization of space?

<span data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"So far, most of the revenues from commercial space exploration relate to goods and services produced in space for use on Earth-like satellite telecommunications, internet infrastructure, geo-referencing services and satellite launch services"}" data-sheets-userformat="{"2":4481,"3":{"1":0},"10":2,"11":4,"15":"Arial"}">So far, most of the revenues from commercial space exploration relate to goods and services produced in space for use on Earth-like satellite telecommunications, internet infrastructure, geo-referencing services and satellite launch services.

What are the drivers of key factors in the acceleration of space exploration now?

The advent of commercial space operations has changed the growth curve of space operations. Space is now shared with companies that fly tourists into space, build satellite constellations, construct space stations and plan their own missions to the Moon and Mars.

Paul Kostek IEEE Senior Member, IEEE Aerospace & Electronics Systems Society, IEEE Intelligent Transportation Systems Society

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