The New Rules in Space by 2035

For the past 10 years, countries of the Middle East, Europe, Asia, and Oceania have been heavily reliant on the willingness of the United States to provide a ride to space on their rockets.

In 2023, 87% of global rocket launches were conducted by China, Russia and the USA, accounting for more than 99% of all Mass to Orbit, with USA deploying the majority of the world’s satellites and technologies essential for national defense, land monitoring, commerce and communication.

What the USA, Russia, and China have in common is, that they possess both the financial resources and own launching site, necessary to build and launch rockets without significant hurdles. On the other hand, European and Asian countries when acting individually, face financial and terrestrial limitations.

If we continue on the current path, by 2035, 190+ countries will be fully dependent on the USA, China or Russia for their access to space. All these countries which will not have an active presence in space, will have much lower power to negotiate the conditions of the new space law, which will eventually affect the economies of the whole world.