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  <title><![CDATA[Global Space Economy Swells in Spite of the Pandemic]]></title>
  <body><![CDATA[<p>Mariel Borowitz, associate professor in the Sam Nunn School of International Affairs, was quoted in &quot;Global Space Economy Swells in Spite of the Pandemic,&quot; published Aug. 23 in&nbsp;<em>Space News.</em></p>

<p>The article discussed spending on military and civilian space programs in 2020.</p>

<p>An excerpt:</p>

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<p>Employment in the space sector was relatively stable in 2020. There were additional spacecraft manufacturing jobs, while space telecommunications employment decreased.</p>

<p>The changes were &ldquo;relatively steady across the year,&rdquo; said Mariel Borowitz, associate professor in the Georgia Institute of Technology&rsquo;s Sam Nunn School of International Affairs. &ldquo;So, not so much pandemic-related as larger trends that were already happening.&rdquo;</p>
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