The question we’re most often asked by government and industry executives in our overseas travels is “How do we increase our participation in space activities?” With over 100 countries already engaged in space, there is increasing interest in developing unique national strategies to seize opportunity and scale businesses in the space economy. 

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Kevin M. O’Connell has worked on space commercialization for over three decades. He is the former Director of the Office of Space Commerce at the U.S. Department of Commerce and today runs Space Economy Rising, an international advisory firm on strategy,...

Kelli Kedis Ogborn is the Vice President of Space Commerce & Entrepreneurship at Space Foundation, where she drives organizational and product growth in disruptive technology commercialization of space and defense innovations.