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SpaceFutures

A wider perspective on the space economy.

A wider perspective

Explore the futures
of the space economy.

Foresight, research and tools for the people shaping what comes next.

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    Begin with a wider view.

    Look beyond the individual development to the decisions it could change.

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    Notice what is changing.

    Follow the evidence. Ask what has changed and what remains uncertain.

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    Explore what could follow.

    Open up the assumptions. Consider more than one possible future.

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    Connect change to your decisions.

    Examine the relationships and what they could mean for your organisation.

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    Shape what comes next.

    Turn a wider perspective into a sharper question and a considered next step.

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An illustrated perspective on space

Futures Atlas

Explore all questions

The future opens
with a question.

Begin with dated evidence. Examine the assumptions. Explore what a change could mean for the choices ahead.

01

Connectivity & sovereignty

Europe’s connectivity choices

Which dependencies should your organisation examine before committing to its next connectivity partnership?

Explore the dossier 2026 to 2030 · 3 conditional scenarios
02

Launch & industrial capacity

From launch ambition to capacity

What would count as enough evidence to make a launch-dependent commitment?

Explore the dossier 2026 to 2030 · 3 conditional scenarios
03

Maritime services & resilience

Space services in the Nordic region

What evidence would show that a space-enabled service improves a real operational decision?

Explore the dossier 2026 to 2028 · 3 conditional scenarios

Original Space Futures dossiers connect dated primary sources, open questions and possible futures. Space Insights is credited separately where its analysis informs the starting question.

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A wider view of the space economy.

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Our approach

A wider view.
A considered next step.

Space Futures is an independent foresight platform for exploring the relationships between change, possible futures and the decisions people make.

Discover the platform
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    Observe

    Ground the question in dated evidence. Make the gaps and assumptions visible.

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    Explore

    Consider different outcomes and the conditions that could lead to them.

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    Shape

    Bring those possibilities back to a decision, a research question or a next step.