This book is an academic investigation of commercial activities of firms in the space related industries and those utilizing services provided by space technology firms. New Space is leading to business model innovation and new theory about space business activities including upstream and downstream commercial activities.

Part I: Space Business: Theory and State of the Art.- 1. New Space Era: Characteristics of the New Space Industry Landscape.- 2. The Space Economy: Review of the Current Status and Future Prospects.- 3. The New Space Ecosystem: Insights from the Architecture of Digital Platforms.-  4. The New Space Ecosystem: Insights from the Architecture of Digital Platforms.- Part II: Evolution of Space Business.- 5. An Emerging Innovation Ecosystem for New Space – Kvarken Space Center in Finland.- 6. Evolving Dynamics of the Spanish Space Sector: Institutional Influence in the Spanish New Space Economy.- 7. Exploring Emerging Business Model Value Chains in New Space.- 8. National regulation of satellite ground stations: Global comparison.- Part III: Sector Innovation.- 9. From Sci-Fi to Reality: Unlocking the Potential of Sustainable Interplanetary Supply Chain.- 10. How Firms Utilize the Data Provided by Space Firms.- 11. Suborbital Space Tourism: Doozy Experiences Beyond Earth.- 12. The Sociological Shaping of Space Tourism.

This book is an academic investigation of commercial activities of firms in the space related industries and those utilizing services provided by space technology firms. These firms and their activities are part of the “New Space” concept where space related commercial activities are undertaken and funded by private firms rather than government institutions. New Space is leading to business model innovation and new theory about space business activities including upstream and downstream commercial activities. Upstream value chains include activities prior to turnover of launched systems to operators. Downstream value chains include operation of systems in space as well as the transfer, processing, and sale of space-based data and data services. The commercial activities of space business now reach into everyday lives of most humans from banking and disaster management to resource monitoring to tourism. With such broad reach, the New Space ecosystem is rapidly developing in importance and complexity. Arto Ojala is Professor of International Business at the University of Vaasa, Finland. He is working on several space related research projects in the University of Vaasa's Digital Economy platform cutting across international business, information systems, business model innovation, and entrepreneurship that span from Europe to Japan. William W. Baber is Professor in the Graduate School of Management, Kyoto University. He has combined education with business throughout his career including economic development in the State of Maryland and supporting starting businesses in Japan. In addition to Space Business, he teaches and researches negotiation and business model innovation.

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