Defense Industrial Base Assessment:
U.S. Space Industry
FINAL REPORT
Dayton, Ohio
August 31, 2007
Approved for public release; distribution is unlimited.
PREFACE AND ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
This report focuses on the health and competitiveness of the U.S. Space Industrial Base,
including the associated impacts of U.S. export controls. The Department of Defense, through
the Under Secretary of the Air Force and the Space Industrial Base Council directed this study.
An Air Force Research Laboratory, Materials and Manufacturing Directorate representative led
an industry/government team and integrated the information gathered to prepare the study. The
Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security developed and deployed the survey
instrument and verified data provided by companies comprising the U.S. Space Industry. Team
contractor support included the Universal Technology Corporation, Booz Allen Hamilton, The
Tauri Group, Nortel Government Solutions which operates the AF Industrial Base Information
Center, and Northrop Grumman Technical Services.
The Air Force would like to acknowledge the contributions of the various government
agencies that supported this assessment and the companies who responded to the industry survey.
Their efforts were instrumental in the team’s completion of this Defense Industrial Base
Assessment of the U.S. Space Industry.
Please address queries and comments to:
Mr. Alan Taylor or
Industrial Base Planning Program Mgr.
AFRL/MLM
Wright-Patterson AFB, OH 45433
(937)904-4593
Alan.taylor@wpafb.af.mil
Mr. Jason Bolton
Trade & Industry Analyst
U.S. Department of Commerce
1401 Constitution Ave., NW
Washington, DC 20230
(202)482-5936
jbolton@bis.doc.gov
iii
iv
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Section
Page
LIST OF FIGURES AND TABLES.......................................................................................... vii
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ............................